Cohesion and Coherence in the Koran : A story of Moses as a Modle

Master Thesis

Student:  Ahmed Shahab Hamad

Supervised by: Asst. Prof. Dr. MouidJasim Mohammad

Major: Language and literature of the holy Quran

Publish Date: 2018

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Abstract

This study is concerned witht cohesion and coherence in the Koran in
which a story of Moses is selected as a model for analysis .
This work studies the theory text .It also tackles the development of this
theory in which it consider as the final stage of linguistics .Several
scholars tackle this this theory such as De Bougrand , Halliday and
Hassan , Van Dijk , Afeefei and Khadab .The ancient Arabic Scholars
paid heed to this theory .It can be noticed when this theory is traced in
Arabic culture . It can be evidently appears in their works .The study
also tackles the notions of cohesion and coherence( definitions
,principles , approaches and aims ). Figuring out the coherence and the
cohesion elements in the text of Koran , specifically in the story of Mose.
The study reveals a new interpretation to the story of Mose in
accordance with the concepts of cohesion and coherence in which it
can be accepted .

The study consists of three chapters . First chapter is intended to present
the outline of the study. It, in consequence, will introduce the problem
around which the study revolves, the main objectives of the study, its
hypotheses, the procedures followed to fulfill its objectives, in addition to
the limitations this study will abide by and finally its significance.
Chapter Two deals with the theoretical aspects related to the cohesion
.it also pinpoints them in the data under the study .Chapter Three sheds
light on the theoretical aspects related to the coherence . it reveals them in
the data under the study . Several results are displayed through the
discussion of the findings .
Finally, conclusions are drawn and further studies are suggested in the
same variety.