The Proverbs Argumentation in "New Shylock" Play

Abstract

This research aims to shed light on the employment of proverbs argumentation mechanisms in studying aspects of discourse through its linguistic and rhetorical techniques. This will be achieved by investigating the argumentative nature of proverbs, which have been frequently used by various interlocutors. The study also seeks to understand the speakers' intentions in employing proverbs in their direct forms and to examine the meanings conveyed by these proverbs within the context of speech, both explicit and implicit. The purpose is to make them stronger arguments and more persuasive in influencing and convincing the recipient, and reaching a state of complete persuasion and compliance. The research is divided into two sections: theoretical and applied. In the theoretical section, the researcher discusses the concepts of argumentation, both linguistically and terminologically, exploring the motives that drive interlocutors to resort to argumentation through proverbs. The researcher also examined the concept of proverbs and their significance in argumentation. The applied section analyzes a significant number of proverbs used by various characters in the play "The New Sherlock" in different forms. The researcher highlights the motives behind their usage, the rhetorical figures employed, and the contextual meanings implied. The research concludes that proverbs are rhetorical and argumentative mechanisms that perform similar functions to metaphors or similes. Moreover, argumentation through proverbs has a powerful impact on the receiver, influencing, persuading, and convincing them. The researcher employed the descriptive-analytical approach to investigate the internal structure of proverbs.