thematic progression in the rhetorical sections of an online iraqi english newspaper

نویسندگان

nadia abed shakeh

assistant lecturer, iraq ministry of education, educational directorate rusafa/2

چکیده

abstract thematic development refers to the way theme and rheme in the clause are developed. the theory of rhetorical structure can be defined as the strategies that follow specific ways to make writing more persuasive. the present study aimed to examine how iraqi writers maintain cohesion in the text by analyzing the patterns of thematic progression in various rhetorical sections in an online iraqi newspaper, azzaman (zaman). to carry out the study, the news articles were collected from january 2013 to june 2013. actually, 2 opinion articles which focused on the most important political issues were taken each month, collected and analyzed. the analysis focused on the thematic progression and rhetorical structures. the results revealed that thematic progression patterns were used in every rhetorical section of the newspaper. the findings of the study showed the occurrence of thematic progression with different rhetorical patterns in writing english opinion articles and the influence of culture on the rhetorical structure.

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international journal of foreign language teaching and research

جلد ۴، شماره ۱۳، صفحات ۵۹-۶۸

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