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Florence Etuwe Oghiator
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DOI:10.17265/1539-8072/2022.05.003
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University of Delta, Agbor, Nigeria
ABSTRACT
This study discusses Surah 94, using some aspects of the tenets of discourse analysis as its focus. The thrust of this study is to analyse the graphological features, the lexico-semantic representations, and the cohesive devices in the text. It employs the systemic grammar model for analysis. The graphological features examined include the punctuation marks, capitalizations, and indentation. The lexco-semantic representation is seen through the use of figures of speech. Moreover, the cohesive devices are the lexical devices (or references) and grammatical devices. The lexical devices are the repetition and antonym. Consequently, the grammatical devices include the co-ordinating and subordinating conjunctions, anaphoric and cataphoric ties. This study explicates the fact that linguistic-discourse features are prominent in religious language, most especially in Surah 94, and further deepens our understanding of the language of religion as both esoteric and performative in nature, and as a religious discourse.
KEYWORDS
discourse analysis, Surah 94, religious discourse
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