Context and Intentionality : A pragmatic Approach to Abu Nu'as's Poetry – Application and Concept

Abstract

University of Garmian , School of Languages and HumanitiesUniversityof Diyala/College of Education for HumanSciencesThis study seeks to review and analyze the poetic context one of the greatest poets of Arabic Abbasi Era in Arabic literature who is Abu Nu'as. This review relies on the term 'context' which is common and effective in linguistic theory in general. It has taken a wide range in pragmatic studies due to its effect on both modern linguistic studies. The other term discussed is 'intentionality' which is a cornerstone on pragmatics.The study started with a theoretical introduction dealt with the importance of context and its parts and the difference between purpose and intention. The body of the study constituted of four sections. The first one shed the light on context and the language of the society while the second one dealt with civilized context and casual clichés. The third section dealt with intentionality and types of context; and the last section discussed context and structure of proverbs. The study ended by the most important conclusions

Keywords

Context