Repetition as an effective rhetorical device in Arabic and English argumentative and expository texts
This research aims to serve two purposes in connection with repetition / redundancy. The first is to find out if repetition is functional or non-functional. The second is to discover if repetition is still functional when it is transferred to another language. The study starts by reviewing the related literature, i.e., discussing repetition in relation to various aspects of language such as the function of repetition in conversation in terms of production and comprehension, contextual motivations of repetition, the effect of repetition in persuasion, and the role which repetition plays in rhyme. Part of the work is devoted to dealing with text and text-types, since text is the framework within which an analyst can observe whether repetition performs a duty or is used just as an ornamental device. Another part of the research examines types of repetition and reasons for repetition. As repetition/redundancy has a significant role in Arabic rhetoric, particularly in cilm al-macani, part of this thesis is dedicated to the situation of repetition in Arabic. To verify the effects of repetition/ redundancy in text, the study examines the role of repetition in Arabic argumentative texts, English argumentative texts,
Al-Mukharriq, Hayfa
Linguistics
Repetition as an effective rhetorical device in Arabic and English argumentative and expository texts. This research aims to serve two purposes in connection with repetition / redundancy. The first is to find out if repetition is functional or non-functional. The second is to discover if repetition is still functional when it is transferred to another language. The study starts by reviewing the related literature, i.e., discussing repetition in relation to various aspects of language such as the function of repetition in conversation in terms of production and comprehension, contextual motivations of repetition, the effect of repetition in persuasion, and the role which repetition plays in rhyme. Part of the work is devoted to dealing with text and text-types, since text is the framework within which an analyst can observe whether repetition performs a duty or is used just as an ornamental device. Another part of the research examines types of repetition and reasons for repetition. As repetition/redundancy has a significant role in Arabic rhetoric, particularly in cilm al-macani, part of this thesis is dedicated to the situation of repetition in Arabic. To verify the effects of repetition/ redundancy in text, the study examines the role of repetition in Arabic argumentative texts, English argumentative texts,
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