A Lexical-Semantic Study of Compositionality in Knowers Monologue of Imam Al-Sajjad (Peace be upon him)

Authors

  • Hussain Hameed Mayuuf Assistant Professor, University of Babylon, College of Education for Humanities, English Department, Iraq
  • Hadi Abdul-Ameer Abbass University of Babylon, College of Education for Humanities, English Department, Iraq

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32996/ijels.2022.4.4.12

Keywords:

Semantics, lexical categories, compositionality, lexical semantics, and formal semantics.

Abstract

Compositionality is the principle that the meaning of a complex expression is governed by the meanings of its constituents and the rules used to combine them. This study seeks to be an attempt to shed light on how the meanings of parts of expression constitute the meaning of the whole expression. The study opines to apply this principle in the Arabic prayer of Knowers Monologue of Al-Imam Al-Sjjad (Peace be upon him). The study adopts Leech and Short's lexical categories (2007) as a model for analysis. The study reveals that Arabic prayer focuses on intransitive verbs and prepositional phrases to constitute the whole intended meaning.

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Published

2022-12-18

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 4

Section

Research Article

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How to Cite

Mayuuf, H. H., & Abbass, H. A.-A. (2022). A Lexical-Semantic Study of Compositionality in Knowers Monologue of Imam Al-Sajjad (Peace be upon him). International Journal of English Language Studies, 4(4), 91-96. https://doi.org/10.32996/ijels.2022.4.4.12