Research Article

Politeness in Social Justice Texts of the New Testament and Nahjul- Balagh

Authors

  • Riyadh Tariq Kadhim Al-Ameedi College of Education for Human Sciences Department of English, Iraq
  • Safa Naji Abd College of Education for Human Sciences Department of English, Iraq

Abstract

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.

Article information

Journal

International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Translation

Volume (Issue)

4 (7)

Pages

165-173

Published

2021-07-30

How to Cite

Al-Ameedi, R. T. K. ., & Abd, S. N. . (2021). Politeness in Social Justice Texts of the New Testament and Nahjul- Balagh. International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Translation, 4(7), 165–173. https://doi.org/10.32996/ijllt.2021.4.7.18

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Keywords:

Politeness maxims, social justice, the New Testament, Nahjul-Balagha.