A Pragma-Stylistic Analysis of Formal Congratulatory Letters in English and Arabic

Autor/inn/en	Al-Janabi Muna Y.; Al-Tememi, Ibtihal M.
Titel	A Pragma-Stylistic Analysis of Formal Congratulatory Letters in English and Arabic
Quelle	In: Arab World English Journal, 12 (2021) 3, S.257-277 (21 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Al-Janabi Muna Y.) ORCID (Al-Tememi, Ibtihal M.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2229-9327
Schlagwörter	Pragmatics; Language Styles; Semitic Languages; English; Contrastive Linguistics; Letters (Correspondence); International Relations; Public Officials; Language Usage; Cross Cultural Studies; Speech Acts; Written Language; Case Studies; Discourse Analysis; Intercultural Communication; Presidents; Native Language; English (Second Language); Foreign Countries; Iraq; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Pragmalinguistik; Sprachstil; Arabisch; Hebräisch; English language; Englisch; Linguistics; Kontrastive Linguistik; Brief; Internationale Beziehungen; Sprachgebrauch; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Sprechakt; Geschriebene Sprache; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Diskursanalyse; Interkulturelle Kommunikation; President; Präsident; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Ausland; Irak; USA
Abstract	Politeness strategies are of significant importance to maintain the face of the addressee. Senders of formal congratulatory letters seek to create a positive image in the minds of their addresses by performing particular illocutionary acts and face-saving acts (FSAs) in the form of written texts. To the best knowledge of the researcher, this topic received little attention from linguistic researchers, especially on the pragma-stylistic level. The importance of this study arises from the fact that congratulatory formal letters are an effective tool in the successful performance of foreign relations and thus deserve investigation. The current study investigates the pragma-stylistic aspects of illocutionary acts and FSA Politeness Strategies in some selected English and Arabic formal congratulatory letters written by English and Arabic officials. Findings reveal that assertive constitutes the highest frequency in English data, while expressive occurs more in Arabic. Besides, the FSA politeness strategy (Use appropriate forms of address) includes most of the total frequency in both English and Arabic data, which still it appeared more in English. Additionally, (Exaggerate interest, sympathy with H) comes next in Arabic, while (Be optimistic) appeared more in English. In addition, results show that exaggeration (Hyperbole) is the prevalent stylistic device used in Arabic. Arabic officials usually exaggerate the glorification of people in authoritative positions, while English high officials tend to be more moderate. The findings will be helpful in cross-cultural comparative studies and other related fields. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01