Pragmatic Meaning and Cultural Patterns of Discourse: A Study in Modern Criticism

Ali Jabbar Al-Qassid, Hussein

	Pragmatic Meaning and Cultural Patterns of Discourse: A Study in Modern Criticism
Journal of College of Education
Article 1, Volume 1, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 61-80
Author
Hussein Ali Jabbar Al-Qassid
Abstract
At the top of human needs comes the need for communication, and the most important feature that distinguishes human beings is definitely his ability of conversation and speaking. In the past, Arabs knew communication in the form of verse, as stated by Al-Muttanabi who said: "If I recite verse, Time may sing it after me!" Since man is both clear and ambiguous at the same time, he has his means in clarity and ambiguity alike, and since language is the basis of dialogue and communication, and between what linguists have already accomplished and reached at, and what cultural criticism has achieved, I found it worthwhile to investigate the common ground that leads to some joint results between pragmatics and cultural criticism. That is why the present study arises from some premises, such as: first : Reviving the author to life once again after his/her temporal assassination. Second: Language as being a supreme value in both communicative and authoritative nature as it soon yields and become very submissive to the predominant speakers or users. Third :All what is provided by Rhetorics of metaphors and images lead to cover the intentions with an outer cover that may intrigue the recipient or tempt him/her to another meaning. With these features in mind, the changeable meaning, which changes according to the collective needs and the linguistic usage, comes very closer to the implied pattern sought by cultural criticism. Hence, this study focuses on the followings: first - The shared patterns between pragmatics and cultural criticism, and this is a theoretical investigation of the shared or common grounds between both. Second - Applications on contemporary texts, and these applications are accompanied by theorization that is close to the workings of pragmatics and cultural criticism. Third - A pragmatic and cultural recalling – 'Wahab al-Nasrani' by Kadhum al-Hajaj as a Model – where the pragmatic and cultural criticism are both clearly manifested. However, does the research come to an end? The answer is 'No!' Research is Life by itself, and the answers that never give birth to questions are just like 'bullets of mercy', as they are answers of death not of birth. It is the tradition of study to be determined by a specific timeframe. It suffices me that I investigated and studied, recalling the poet who said: Who is the one whose attributes are all accepted? It suffices the Man with nobility that his defects are counted! May Allah make us and our readers of those whose defects are counted.

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