WITHDRAWN: The discourse structure semantic cohesion narrative discourse for categorization and sub categorization

Abstract

As reiterated by scholars, the study of text cohesive aspects is the manifestation of its discourse structure. The present paper explores the structure of Qur’anic Arabic narrative discourse through the investigation of the employed cohesive mechanisms in Maryam Surah which is one of the long Qur’anic Surahs. Hence, the model of cohesive devices in Qur’anic Arabic discourse proposed by Abdul-Raof’s [1] study is adopted for the analysis. It’s concluded that the whole discourse structure of Maryam Surah is cohesively built up and coherently textured within proposed topical divisions where the employed cohesive ties are verified to be derived and in compliance with the textual register of these divisions. Also, its obtained that cohesion operates semantically within three discourse levels of the Qur’anic text: across sentential boundaries within each Ayah (Ayahs), across the different Ayahs within each topical division, and across the topical divisions of the whole discourse structure of the Surah. Besides, categorization and subcategorization of the employed cohesive devices are carried out and demonstrate that most categories are used in this used in this Surah with flouting cohesion maxims at some instances which are elucidated hereto.