Overt pronouns as pronominal linking tools in grammar and rhetoric: Al-Shafi’i’s wise quotes as a model
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Overt pronouns in the Arabic language are fundamental linking tools that connect between discourse components. They do not only play a syntactic function but they extend to rhetorical and semantic dimensions as well. They help deepening the textual construction and reinforcing the psychological and conceptual impact. Imam Al-Shafi‘i's wise quotes are rich texts where the interplay between syntax and rhetoric is clearly manifested through the overt pronoun which maintains consistency and impact. Consequently, this research presents several objectives, including: monitoring the phenomenon of pronominal cohesion through the overt pronoun, manifesting its impact on syntactic and rhetorical textual consistency —using Al-Shafi‘i’s wise quotes as applied models. The research identifies the linguistic and rhetorical cohesion samples providing a syntactic-rhetorical analysis. The study aims to identify what conforms to the conventional rules of grammar and what deviates from them, highlighting the rhetorical characteristics that make these quotes a points of study for both grammarians and rhetoricians. The research adopts a descriptive-analytical methodology. One of the most significant key findings of the research is that using the overt pronoun as a linking tool is a dual syntactic and rhetorical phenomenon that serves the meaning, ensuring that Arabic syntax and rhetoric are renewable branches of study and incarnates their profound intersection. While syntax regulates the position and function of the overt pronoun, rhetoric explains the strategic selection of a specific pronoun over others. Therefore, the overt pronoun acts as a bridge between structural integrity and rhetorical aesthetics. Moreover, the overt pronoun transcends its grammatical function to perform aesthetic and impactful functions through rhetoric, the most prominent of which is maintaining semantic condensation, arousing attention, and having a psychological impact. These effects are achieved either by engaging or distancing the recipient. The study recommends that scholars further study the syntactic and rhetorical significance of overt pronouns in poetic collections and prose texts.
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