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Rhetoric (3) Semantics (1)

Course Description: The student will become familiar with the definition of the science of meanings, its subject matter, its status, and its topics.
Credits: 2
Prerequisites: ARAB282
Objectives of the course :

To employ the curriculum in uncovering the aesthetic values in texts, and constructing sentences with a rhetorical tone that considers the requirements of different situations. Introducing the chapters and topics of the science of meanings. In it, one masters the skill of discovering the arts of meanings in texts and the skill of analyzing texts through constructions. Introducing the chapters and topics of the science of meanings. In it, one masters the skill of discovering the arts of meanings in texts and the skill of analyzing texts through constructions.

Course outputs :
  • Knowledge and understanding:
  • It defines the core concepts that provide a complete conceptualization of semantics.
  • Summarizes the conditions of news attribution in general within business cards.

Skills:

  • Distinguish between the complements of a declarative sentence.
  • distinguishes between literal and figurative language, and between literal and figurative attribution.
  •  It extracts the rhetorical secrets in the states of composition.
  • Infers the rhetorical meanings of stylistic devices.
  • The eloquence of speech deviating from the apparent is justified.

Values, autonomy and responsibility
Master the skill of constructive criticism through dialogue with others.
Learning the value of teamwork in text analysis.

Additional information:

Primary course reference:

Ilm al-Ma'ani, a rhetorical and critical study of the issues of meanings. Dr. Basyouni Abdel Fattah, Dar Al-Ma'alim Al-Thaqafia, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia, and Al-Mukhtar House for Publishing and Distribution, Cairo. Tayseer Ilm al-Ma'ani, Dr. Ibrahim bin Mansour Al-Turki, published by Qassim University. Applied Rhetorical Sciences (Ma'ani, Bayan, and Badi') Dr. Talib Muhammad Ismail, Kunooz Al-Ma'rifah Al-Ilmiyah House for Publishing and Distribution, Jordan - Amman.

Supporting References: Signs in Criticism. Alm'r'f Al-Ma'rifah Magazine.

  • Last updated: 2026-05-03

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