Open AccessPoliteness in Social Justice Texts of the New Testament and Nahjul- Balagh
Author(s) -
Riyadh Tariq Kadhim Al-Ameedi,
Safa Naji
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of linguistics, literature and translation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2708-0099
pISSN - 2617-0299
DOI - 10.32996/ijllt.2021.4.7.18
Subject(s) - politeness , dignity , economic justice , theme (computing) , old testament , sociology , linguistics , literature , law , political science , philosophy , art , computer science , operating system
God sends prophets and messengers to make justice prevail on the planet and threaten oppressors who take people’s rights away to humiliate them. Divine books given to prophets and messengers show how a just society can be built where people save their dignity and live a secured life. This study deal with politeness as a pragmatic strategy in such texts. The present study is going to analyze 16 texts in two religious resources. The theme of these texts deals with social justice in the New Testament and Nahjul-Balagha. The adopted model is that of Leech’s (1983) politeness. It aims to find out the politeness maxims in the New Testament and Nahjul-Balagha of social justice texts. The study aims to reveal the similarities and differences in their implying politeness maxims.