Document Type : Research Paper
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professor in Persian language and literature Shiraz university Iran
Abstract
Undoubtedly, to achieve a deeper understanding of the concept of rhetoric and to do a better rhetorical analysis of Persian poetry, one of the best ways is to take advantage of modern literary theories and novel linguistic thoughts, provided that this is done properly and accurately. The ideas of Ferdinand de Saussure, especially his concept of the linearity or “temporality” of language, can serve as a cornerstone for such a new and useful perspective in analyzing rhetorical and stylistic issues in Persian poetry.The Saussure an concept of the linearity focuses on the important point that in language, “auditory forms only flow along the dimension of time; that is, their elements appear one after another, forming a kind of chain [or line].” The linearity of language is more often manifested and applied at the syntactic level.
The important point is that in the syntax of any language, there exists a degree of freedom for changing the arrangement of the components of speech; therefore, the speakers can produce a specific sentence with the same components in various forms and arrangements without violating grammatical rules. It seems that in Persian language, there is a noticeably greater freedom to change the positions in the language chain. In fact, the arrangements and positions of their components are the keys to many of the secrets of eloquence and the subtleties of literary speech.
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