Speech strategies for Ibn Al-Muqhefa'a in KaleelahwaDimnah

Abstract

Discourse analysis and the strategies are used by the author help us to have a better understanding of the meanings of text. Especially in the texts that are formed from several structures and levels like KalilawaDimna. Discourse analysis passed studying the linguistic elements to study the cultural, social and political conditions of development of discourse. In this framework the speech models and the linguistic elements such as words, names, titles and the quality of transporting the meanings and choice of expressions with reflect the ideological, social, cultural and political points of view of the author or text are studied.This study shows that the discourse of Ibn al-Muqaffa' in KalilawaDimna formed from twelve axis contains the mores and rules regarding to the kings, people, social reform and Self-purification. He shows disadvantages and the solutions at the same time. He used several strategies including strategy of instruction and persuasion to transport his discourse to the addressee whether in the level of relationship between him and political authority especially Abbasid Caliph Al-Mansur in reality or in the level of relationship between the king and philosopher in the story. And he used some mechanisms as question, order, warning, allegory and metaphor. Keywords: Ibn al-Muqaffa' -KalilawaDimna- Discourse strategies