Sociolinguistic Analysis of Some Conversations In Holy Quran
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This sociolinguistic study investigates conversation analysis techniques and politeness strategies in selected conversations from Surat Yusuf (a chapter from the Quran). While a sociolinguistic study normally examines the cultural and social dimensions of language use in a certain context, analyzing conversations in Surat Yusuf in depth involves understanding of the text's linguistic and narrative characteristics. This study examines the sociocultural and linguistic aspects of communication in the selected conversations which didn’t investigate in any previous study. The study aims to investigate: 1) the techniques of turn-taking which are identified in the conversations; 2) politeness strategies which are used by the characters to navigate social interactions. The study concludes that: conversations in Holy Quran do not have the same techniques in openings, closings, and sharing the floor as those in everyday conversations and they are affected by power and age dynamics. Politeness strategies are mostly used in Holy Quran and reflect the societal and cultural norms of the society as well as affect by social factors such as age, gender, power, social class and status.
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