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Cohesion through Attached Anaphoric Pronouns in the Poetry of Ibn al-Khayyat al-Dimashqi A Syntactic-Semantic Study

Jul 2026 · Journal of Arabic Perspectives in Literature and Linguistics · Vol 1, pp. A004 · 0 citations

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This study investigates the mechanism of cohesion through attached anaphoric pronouns in the poetry of Ibn al-Khayyat al-Dimashqi, considering them among the most prominent referential devices that contribute to textual cohesion and semantic coherence within poetic discourse. The study adopts an integrated perspective that combines traditional Arabic grammatical theory with modern text and discourse analysis to explore the syntactic and semantic functions performed by attached pronouns when referring to antecedents within the text. Employing a descriptive-analytical approach, the research traces the patterns of attached anaphoric pronouns in the poet’s corpus and examines their role in linking various components of poetic discourse. The findings reveal that attached anaphoric pronouns play a pivotal role in achieving textual cohesion by connecting sentences and syntactic structures, maintaining referential continuity, and reinforcing the semantic unity of the text. Moreover, they contribute to semantic condensation, linguistic economy, and the enhancement of the poem’s artistic unity. The study further demonstrates the poet’s conscious and effective use of anaphoric pronouns to establish harmony between syntactic structure and semantic meaning, thereby enriching the construction of meaning and conveying the poet’s emotional experience. ------------------------------------------------------- الربط بالضمير العائد المتصل في شعر ابن الخياط الدمشقي دراسة نحوية دلالية انتصار جبار ساجت*1, وسن عبد علي عطية1 1كلية التربية، جامعة القادسية، ديوانية، العراق الملخص يهدف هذا البحث إلى دراسة آلية الربط بالضمير العائد المتصل في شعر ابن الخياط الدمشقي، بوصفه من أبرز الوسائل الإحالية التي تسهم في تحقيق الاتساق النصي والتماسك الدلالي داخل البنية الشعرية. وينطلق البحث من رؤية تجمع بين الدرس النحوي العربي وتحليل النص الحديث للكشف عن الوظائف النحوية والدلالية التي يؤديها الضمير المتصل عند إحالته إلى مرجع سابق في النص. واعتمدت الدراسة المنهج الوصفي التحليلي من خلال تتبع أنماط الضمائر العائدة المتصلة في ديوان الشاعر وتحليل أدوارها في الربط بين مكونات الخطاب الشعري. وقد أظهرت النتائج أن الضمير العائد المتصل يؤدي دوراً محورياً في تحقيق التماسك النصي من خلال ربط الجمل والتراكيب المختلفة، والمحافظة على استمرارية المرجع داخل النص، فضلاً عن إسهامه في تكثيف الدلالة وتحقيق الاقتصاد اللغوي وتعزيز الوحدة الفنية للقصيدة. كما كشفت الدراسة عن وعي الشاعر بتوظيف الضمائر العائدة توظيفاً يحقق الانسجام بين المستويين النحوي والدلالي، بما يخدم بناء المعنى وتجسيد التجربة الشعورية. الكلمات المفتاحية: الضمير العائد المتصل، الإحالة، الاتساق النصي، التماسك الدلالي، ابن الخياط الدمشقي -------------------------------------------------------

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