Text Grammar in Modern Arabic Poetry

The linguistics of the text or what is known as “text grammars” emerged from “sentence grammars”, starting from generative methodology, followed by “discourse analysis”, which took advantage of the transformation from the level of the sentence to the level of discourse. Harris established this concept in his essay (1952). Looking at the level above the sentence and methods of construction is one of the most important objectives of the study of linguistics. The function of communicative language is to focus on what lies beyond the connection of effects and semantic abilities that contribute to the increase of connective effectiveness among its users. A text grammar assumes seven standards of textuality (cohesion, coherence, intentionality, acceptability, informativity, situationality, and intertextuality). These standards are related to a group of relations, definitions and linguistic properties that represent a model of human memory and its active capacity, and how the textual event is composed. Therefore, the text’s grammar is an ideal notion that comprises grammatical systems and many sciences, such as perceptive psychology, sociolinguistics, and communication sciences, etc. In addition, text grammar deals with both linguistic levels: the regular and the irregular levels, to achieve the most perfect linguistic model. This thesis provides substantial insights into the role played by textual standards in determining the best level of text required for effective communication with the Arab recipient. Therefore, the aim of a text grammar, in general, is to prove the effectiveness of the textual connection between the text and the recipient, and to establish the conditions that allow the production of effective texts. The general methodology of this thesis is concentrated in the following points of view, which represent the central focus of the subject:  The general concept of textuality, which represents the general property of written material by which successive sentences form a coherent text as defined by de Beaugrande and Dressler.  Statement of the textual features of Arabic, its stages, and the efforts of Arab linguists, particularly in grammar and rhetoric.  Applying of textual standards in the poetry of ʾAmal Dunqul according to two perspectives: a) The textual standards proposed by de Beaugrande and Dressler. b) The particular properties that characterize the Arabic text (ʾAmal Dunqul model), including further details specifically related to the standards of textuality.