Fatemeh Gooshehneshin; Ebrahem Namdari
Volume 11, Issue 2 , September 2022
Abstract
By examining the nature of acts, John Searle suggests classifying speech acts into five categories: representatives, directives, commissives, expressive, and declarations. (Problem) ...
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By examining the nature of acts, John Searle suggests classifying speech acts into five categories: representatives, directives, commissives, expressive, and declarations. (Problem) The current paper, using the method of theoretical study and considering Searle's classification, has a new look at the solutions of the Quran in facing the threats of the soft war. The speech act used in the Quran in facing the threats of soft war has been investigated as a descriptive-analytical method to answer the following questions. What are the solutions of the Quran for dealing with the threats of soft war? (Method) And which of the acts mentioned in the Quran has been used the most in this area? The findings indicate that regarding the threats of soft war, directive and representative actions have been repeated the most; God's purpose is to represent the enemies' threats regarding soft war and encourage the servants to fight and confront such threats. (Findings) Therefore, He uses directive and representative acts plainly and indirectly to impact the audience's soul and heart profoundly. (Results)
