Le roi de Babylonie et celui des Arabes s’affrontent dans cette nouvelle et représentent deux types de souverains possédant deux caractéristiques topographiques et deux cultures différentes. Chacun d’eux dispose de sa propre notion de la confusion et de l’émerveillement et conçoit l’idée du labyrinthe à l’image de ses propres valeurs. Leur lutte impitoyable vise un anéantissement réciproque afin de prouver la supériorité de leurs talents respectifs. Pourtant, leurs concepts de la suprématie et du pouvoir s’opposent radicalement : le roi de Babylonie a une vision titanesque et arrogante, tandis que celui des Arabes la conçoit transcendante. Usant de leurs atouts respectifs dans les mauvais sens, les deux parties aboutissent à l’inverse de ce qu’ils croyaient rechercher. Dans ce récit hautement condensé, Borges en s’appuyant sur l’idée du labyrinthe, fustige à titre égal ces deux conceptions de l’existence humaine qui conduisent aux mêmes résultats destructifs. Mots-clés : Babylonie, Désert, Intelligence, Roi, Labyrinthe, Confusion, Émerveillement.
{"title":"Les Deux Rois et les Deux Labyrinthes de Borges : Lutte entre \u0000deux visions du monde","authors":"","doi":"10.47012/jjmll.14.3.8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47012/jjmll.14.3.8","url":null,"abstract":"Le roi de Babylonie et celui des Arabes s’affrontent dans cette nouvelle et représentent deux types de souverains possédant deux caractéristiques topographiques et deux cultures différentes. Chacun d’eux dispose de sa propre notion de la confusion et de l’émerveillement et conçoit l’idée du labyrinthe à l’image de ses propres valeurs. Leur lutte impitoyable vise un anéantissement réciproque afin de prouver la supériorité de leurs talents respectifs. Pourtant, leurs concepts de la suprématie et du pouvoir s’opposent radicalement : le roi de Babylonie a une vision titanesque et arrogante, tandis que celui des Arabes la conçoit transcendante. Usant de leurs atouts respectifs dans les mauvais sens, les deux parties aboutissent à l’inverse de ce qu’ils croyaient rechercher. Dans ce récit hautement condensé, Borges en s’appuyant sur l’idée du labyrinthe, fustige à titre égal ces deux conceptions de l’existence humaine qui conduisent aux mêmes résultats destructifs.\u0000Mots-clés : Babylonie, Désert, Intelligence, Roi, Labyrinthe, Confusion, Émerveillement.","PeriodicalId":197303,"journal":{"name":"Jordan Journal of Modern Languages and Literatures","volume":"156 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123944973","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This paper tackles the philosophical effect of depression on Kafka Tamura, the major character in Haruki Murakami’s Kafka on the Shore. Kafka Tamura has shown quite a clear disparity in his personalities, depending on some circumstances he encounters through his journey. Depression has almost always been present when Kafka is addressing the ominous imaginary persona, “the boy named Crow.” This change is believed to be linked to depression as a philosophical compass that weaves the rationale and the mental capabilities of Murakami’s intriguing character. Therefore, by applying Rene Descartes’ “Dualism” and John Cottingham’s “Trialism”, this paper will examine this issue in depth to provide a philosophical understanding towards naming depression as a conscience, rather than being a hindrance for the character. In effect, dualism goes over the idea that human beings are divided into two sub-personalities: minds and bodies, and the possibility that they can be separated. However, its counterpart –trialism—develops the scope originally devised by dualism. It suggests that human beings do actually have a third component: sensation. Nonetheless, the paper attempts to identify a fourth dimension which lies beyond both theories. This “fourth” component which we intend to coin as “Quadrialism” is what Kafka develops as a form of depression manifested in “the boy named Crow.” It will be apparent that Kafka does not lack characterisation or a personality; rather, his characterisation is depression-bound. Keywords: Haruki Murakami, Kafka and the boy named Crow; Depression; Dualism; Trialism; Quadrialism.
{"title":"Depression as a Philosophical Conscience in Haruki Murakami’s\u0000 Kafka on the Shore","authors":"","doi":"10.47012/jjmll.14.3.12","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47012/jjmll.14.3.12","url":null,"abstract":"This paper tackles the philosophical effect of depression on Kafka Tamura, the major character in Haruki Murakami’s Kafka on the Shore. Kafka Tamura has shown quite a clear disparity in his personalities, depending on some circumstances he encounters through his journey. Depression has almost always been present when Kafka is addressing the ominous imaginary persona, “the boy named Crow.” This change is believed to be linked to depression as a philosophical compass that weaves the rationale and the mental capabilities of Murakami’s intriguing character. Therefore, by applying Rene Descartes’ “Dualism” and John Cottingham’s “Trialism”, this paper will examine this issue in depth to provide a philosophical understanding towards naming depression as a conscience, rather than being a hindrance for the character. In effect, dualism goes over the idea that human beings are divided into two sub-personalities: minds and bodies, and the possibility that they can be separated. However, its counterpart –trialism—develops the scope originally devised by dualism. It suggests that human beings do actually have a third component: sensation. Nonetheless, the paper attempts to identify a fourth dimension which lies beyond both theories. This “fourth” component which we intend to coin as “Quadrialism” is what Kafka develops as a form of depression manifested in “the boy named Crow.” It will be apparent that Kafka does not lack characterisation or a personality; rather, his characterisation is depression-bound. \u0000Keywords: Haruki Murakami, Kafka and the boy named Crow; Depression; Dualism; Trialism; Quadrialism.","PeriodicalId":197303,"journal":{"name":"Jordan Journal of Modern Languages and Literatures","volume":"40 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130267234","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
In this paper, we attempt to analyze lenition in Kuwaiti Spoken Arabic (KSA) within the framework of the Optimality Theory (OT) and following constraints proposed by Johnson (1965), Kirchner (2001), and Mustafawi (2006). Mustafawi (2006) analyzed and proposed constraints regarding the lenition of /dʒ/ to /j/ in Qatari Arabic. In this study we attempt to test the universality of these constraints (namely LAZY, LAZYRime, (LAZY/[+low])Rime, and * GG). We conclude that the constraints that regulate lenition in Qatari Arabic apply in Kuwaiti Spoken Arabic. We also propose more language-specific constraints (namely LAZY*cc, and LAZY*DL) that regulate lenition in Kuwaiti Spoken Arabic. Furthermore, we analyze the lexical exceptions that restrict the lenition of /dʒ/ to /j/ and mention three main approaches, in the literature, within OT to account for lexical exceptions. Keywords: Lenition, Optimality Theory, Germination, Double Lenition, LAZY Constraint.
在本文中，我们试图在最优性理论(OT)的框架内分析科威特口语阿拉伯语(KSA)的认知，并遵循Johnson(1965)、Kirchner(2001)和Mustafawi(2006)提出的约束条件。Mustafawi(2006)分析并提出了卡塔尔阿拉伯语中/d j/ to /j/的限制。在本研究中，我们试图检验这些约束(即LAZY、LAZYRime、(LAZY/[+low])Rime和* GG)的普遍性。我们得出的结论是，限制卡塔尔阿拉伯语的限制适用于科威特口语阿拉伯语。我们还提出了更多特定于语言的约束(即LAZY*cc和LAZY*DL)来规范科威特口语阿拉伯语的发音。此外，我们还分析了限制/d j/到/j/的限制的词汇异常，并在OT的文献中提到了三种主要的方法来解释词汇异常。关键词:约束，最优性理论，萌发，双约束，LAZY约束。
{"title":"Lenition in Kuwaiti Arabic: An Optimality Theory Approach","authors":"Dhari Alotaibi","doi":"10.47012/jjmll.14.3.4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47012/jjmll.14.3.4","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, we attempt to analyze lenition in Kuwaiti Spoken Arabic (KSA) within the framework of the Optimality Theory (OT) and following constraints proposed by Johnson (1965), Kirchner (2001), and Mustafawi (2006). Mustafawi (2006) analyzed and proposed constraints regarding the lenition of /dʒ/ to /j/ in Qatari Arabic. In this study we attempt to test the universality of these constraints (namely LAZY, LAZYRime, (LAZY/[+low])Rime, and * GG). We conclude that the constraints that regulate lenition in Qatari Arabic apply in Kuwaiti Spoken Arabic. We also propose more language-specific constraints (namely LAZY*cc, and LAZY*DL) that regulate lenition in Kuwaiti Spoken Arabic. Furthermore, we analyze the lexical exceptions that restrict the lenition of /dʒ/ to /j/ and mention three main approaches, in the literature, within OT to account for lexical exceptions. \u0000Keywords: Lenition, Optimality Theory, Germination, Double Lenition, LAZY Constraint.","PeriodicalId":197303,"journal":{"name":"Jordan Journal of Modern Languages and Literatures","volume":"122 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124510895","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
An Indonesian-language Tempo Magazine's cover story published in the September 14, 2019 edition was controversially perceived and interpreted by some parties as an insulting discourse towards Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi). The cover story in that edition was undeniably motivated by a political issue in Indonesia at the time. The issue was President Jokowi's approval of the new bills for the Corruption Eradication Commission (Indonesian: KPK). In this research, we investigated how the cover story in that edition had portrayed President Jokowi. The Tempo Magazine's cover story was selected as this research data. The cover story consisted of pictorial and linguistic modes. In the analysis, we employed a Multimodal Critical Discourse Analysis (MCDA) approach to reveal ideological meanings behind those modes. After analyzing them, we found that the cover story had portrayed President Joko Widodo negatively. The negative portrayal came from the silhouette in the pictorial mode and the social actions represented in the linguistic mode. The results of this research can scientifically contribute to answering the question of whether the cover story insulted the Indonesian President or not. Keywords: Cover Story, Insulting Discourse, Joko Widodo, Multimodal Critical Discourse Analysis, Visual Grammar.
{"title":"Multimodal Portrayal of Joko Widodo on Tempo's Cover Story: A Multimodal Critical Discourse Analysis","authors":"Zakie Asidiky, E. Sujatna, Nani Darmayanti","doi":"10.47012/jjmll.14.3.2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47012/jjmll.14.3.2","url":null,"abstract":"An Indonesian-language Tempo Magazine's cover story published in the September 14, 2019 edition was controversially perceived and interpreted by some parties as an insulting discourse towards Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi). The cover story in that edition was undeniably motivated by a political issue in Indonesia at the time. The issue was President Jokowi's approval of the new bills for the Corruption Eradication Commission (Indonesian: KPK). In this research, we investigated how the cover story in that edition had portrayed President Jokowi. The Tempo Magazine's cover story was selected as this research data. The cover story consisted of pictorial and linguistic modes. In the analysis, we employed a Multimodal Critical Discourse Analysis (MCDA) approach to reveal ideological meanings behind those modes. After analyzing them, we found that the cover story had portrayed President Joko Widodo negatively. The negative portrayal came from the silhouette in the pictorial mode and the social actions represented in the linguistic mode. The results of this research can scientifically contribute to answering the question of whether the cover story insulted the Indonesian President or not.\u0000Keywords: Cover Story, Insulting Discourse, Joko Widodo, Multimodal Critical Discourse Analysis, Visual Grammar.","PeriodicalId":197303,"journal":{"name":"Jordan Journal of Modern Languages and Literatures","volume":"31 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122640269","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Conducting analysis in language needs has long been seen as essential. Given the importance of Arabic as the primary language of communication in most Jordanian universities, this study aims at exploring the difficulties encountered by non-native speakers of Arabic in learning the language. It also seeks to investigating the learners’ needs regarding Arabic as a foreign language (AFL) in Jordanian Universities. The participants in this study include 169 students from four countries (i.e., Malaysia, Thailand, China, and Indonesia). The students were selected from three different disciplines (i.e., Arabic Language, Islamic Finance, and Usuluddin). The study used a questionnaire adapted from previous studies on this topic. The questionnaire contains 49 items: 26 items ask about the difficulties of learning the Arabic language, and 23 items ask about the students’ needs in learning it. The results of this study revealed different difficulties in learning Arabic. The students also reported their needs for improving their proficiency in Arabic. The students mentioned some difficulties and needs related to productive skills such as writing and speaking. They also reported difficulties and needs related to receptive skills but with more focus on the academic context. Based on the results of this study, some recommendations for future research have been provided. Keywords: Needs Analysis, Arabic Language, Speakers of Other Languages, Yarmouk University.
{"title":"An Analysis of Learners’ Needs of Arabic as a Foreign Language at Jordanian Universities","authors":"Ne, N. Khasawneh","doi":"10.47012/jjmll.14.3.5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47012/jjmll.14.3.5","url":null,"abstract":"Conducting analysis in language needs has long been seen as essential. Given the importance of Arabic as the primary language of communication in most Jordanian universities, this study aims at exploring the difficulties encountered by non-native speakers of Arabic in learning the language. It also seeks to investigating the learners’ needs regarding Arabic as a foreign language (AFL) in Jordanian Universities. The participants in this study include 169 students from four countries (i.e., Malaysia, Thailand, China, and Indonesia). The students were selected from three different disciplines (i.e., Arabic Language, Islamic Finance, and Usuluddin). The study used a questionnaire adapted from previous studies on this topic. The questionnaire contains 49 items: 26 items ask about the difficulties of learning the Arabic language, and 23 items ask about the students’ needs in learning it. The results of this study revealed different difficulties in learning Arabic. The students also reported their needs for improving their proficiency in Arabic. The students mentioned some difficulties and needs related to productive skills such as writing and speaking. They also reported difficulties and needs related to receptive skills but with more focus on the academic context. Based on the results of this study, some recommendations for future research have been provided.\u0000Keywords: Needs Analysis, Arabic Language, Speakers of Other Languages, Yarmouk University.","PeriodicalId":197303,"journal":{"name":"Jordan Journal of Modern Languages and Literatures","volume":"23 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126405126","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The purpose of this study is to examine the representation of trees in Jad El Hage’s The Myrtle Tree (2007) and Sinan Antoon’s The Corpse Washer (2013). Due to growing concerns over global environmental crises, these writers have showed significant attention to nature by using trees as symbols to comment on political, social, and cultural issues. Through a close reading of these texts, this study analyses the multifaceted meanings of trees from a postcolonial ecocritical angle. It argues that trees in these novels carry symbolic meanings and provide a valuable understanding of culture, resistance, and violence in the texts. Trees represent an essential part in in both characters’ lives and narratives’ structure and remain powerful icons to decipher thematic significations and understand metaphors. Further, it demonstrates how these writers enlarge their scope of writing, by adding postcolonial and environmental dimensions to the cultural, political, and historical issues they depict. Keywords: Trees, Postcolonial Ecocriticism, Culture, Resistance, Violence.
{"title":"The Stories Trees Tell: Jad El Hage’s The Myrtle Tree and Sinan \u0000Antoon’s The Corpse Washer","authors":"Bouchra Sadouni","doi":"10.47012/jjmll.14.3.13","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47012/jjmll.14.3.13","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this study is to examine the representation of trees in Jad El Hage’s The Myrtle Tree (2007) and Sinan Antoon’s The Corpse Washer (2013). Due to growing concerns over global environmental crises, these writers have showed significant attention to nature by using trees as symbols to comment on political, social, and cultural issues. Through a close reading of these texts, this study analyses the multifaceted meanings of trees from a postcolonial ecocritical angle. It argues that trees in these novels carry symbolic meanings and provide a valuable understanding of culture, resistance, and violence in the texts. Trees represent an essential part in in both characters’ lives and narratives’ structure and remain powerful icons to decipher thematic significations and understand metaphors. Further, it demonstrates how these writers enlarge their scope of writing, by adding postcolonial and environmental dimensions to the cultural, political, and historical issues they depict. \u0000Keywords: Trees, Postcolonial Ecocriticism, Culture, Resistance, Violence.","PeriodicalId":197303,"journal":{"name":"Jordan Journal of Modern Languages and Literatures","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129173063","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This study aims to assess the effectiveness of teaching the course of the methodologies used in teaching foreign languages, along with the challenges faced by students throughout the learning process. In order to compare statistical results with qualitative findings, the study used convergent design and collected data from the University of Jordan’s students. A total number of 160 participants were selected and divided into two language groups, namely: German and Spanish to undertake the semi-structured survey. Results of the study showed that students complained about the theoretical part of the courses in general and had positive opinions related to their practical training trials and future prospects as teachers of Spanish or German. However, the findings suggested some important changes to be made in the course of teaching methodologies of foreign languages. Furthermore, students demonstrated a very good understanding of the intercultural communicative competencies that they applied in their trials. Keywords: Teaching Methodologies, Foreign Languages, Effectiveness of Trials, Intercultural Competence, Teaching Challenges.
{"title":"Learner’s Attitude towards Effectiveness of Teaching Methodologies and Challenges of Foreign Language Learning in Jordan","authors":"","doi":"10.47012/jjmll.14.3.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47012/jjmll.14.3.1","url":null,"abstract":"This study aims to assess the effectiveness of teaching the course of the methodologies used in teaching foreign languages, along with the challenges faced by students throughout the learning process. In order to compare statistical results with qualitative findings, the study used convergent design and collected data from the University of Jordan’s students. A total number of 160 participants were selected and divided into two language groups, namely: German and Spanish to undertake the semi-structured survey. Results of the study showed that students complained about the theoretical part of the courses in general and had positive opinions related to their practical training trials and future prospects as teachers of Spanish or German. However, the findings suggested some important changes to be made in the course of teaching methodologies of foreign languages. Furthermore, students demonstrated a very good understanding of the intercultural communicative competencies that they applied in their trials. \u0000Keywords: Teaching Methodologies, Foreign Languages, Effectiveness of Trials, Intercultural Competence, Teaching Challenges.","PeriodicalId":197303,"journal":{"name":"Jordan Journal of Modern Languages and Literatures","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127624093","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Men’s objectification of females is a common subject in literature but women’s objectification of others is a less common issue. This study aims to investigate the extent to which the main female characters in O’Neill’s two selected plays objectify others. Nina, the heroine of Strange Interlude and Abbie, the heroine of Desire Under the Elms are objectifiers of other people. This study focuses on three elements of Nussbaum’s theory of objectification: instrumentality, fungibility and ownership. Results indicate that these female characters have objectified others by following the above mentioned elements of objectification theory. The study concludes that the two female characters are objectifiers of others as they do not want to lose their domineering status. Keywords: female characters, O’Neill, instrumentality, fungibility, ownership.
{"title":"Females’ Objectification of Others in Eugene O’Neill’s Strange\u0000 Interlude and Desire Under the Elms","authors":"","doi":"10.47012/jjmll.14.3.10","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47012/jjmll.14.3.10","url":null,"abstract":"Men’s objectification of females is a common subject in literature but women’s objectification of others is a less common issue. This study aims to investigate the extent to which the main female characters in O’Neill’s two selected plays objectify others. Nina, the heroine of Strange Interlude and Abbie, the heroine of Desire Under the Elms are objectifiers of other people. This study focuses on three elements of Nussbaum’s theory of objectification: instrumentality, fungibility and ownership. Results indicate that these female characters have objectified others by following the above mentioned elements of objectification theory. The study concludes that the two female characters are objectifiers of others as they do not want to lose their domineering status. \u0000Keywords: female characters, O’Neill, instrumentality, fungibility, ownership.","PeriodicalId":197303,"journal":{"name":"Jordan Journal of Modern Languages and Literatures","volume":"7 2","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131745574","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This paper sheds light on the changing perspective of historiographic time in postmodernism and its tendency towards spatialization, as displayed in Don DeLillo's Libra (1988). The paper suggests that Branch’s room of theories leads to the spatialization of historiographic time in the narrative, considering that this room is the space where history leaves its imprints and where the past intersects with the present. Noting that spatialistion of time means the simultaneous juxtaposition of different times, this room manifests a simultaneous juxtaposition of moments, thus transporting the reader to different plots and times that coexist spatially. It helps the reader to receive the textualized version of history, as it embraces documents, archives, videos, and reports that are associated with the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Branch displays to the reader that history is relative and that nobody can reach a historical truth. Thus, considering that such a reading is less trodden, this paper discusses how Branch's room of theories is an outlet to other different times: the conspirators’ time and Oswald’s biographical time, which makes the historigographic time in this novel seem more spatial. Keywords: Spatialization, historiographic time, Libra, Don DeLillo, present, and the room of theories.
{"title":"Reading History across Space: The Room of Theories as a Web \u0000of Multiple Times in Don DeLillo’s Libra","authors":"Soumaya Bouacida","doi":"10.47012/jjmll.14.3.7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47012/jjmll.14.3.7","url":null,"abstract":"This paper sheds light on the changing perspective of historiographic time in postmodernism and its tendency towards spatialization, as displayed in Don DeLillo's Libra (1988). The paper suggests that Branch’s room of theories leads to the spatialization of historiographic time in the narrative, considering that this room is the space where history leaves its imprints and where the past intersects with the present. Noting that spatialistion of time means the simultaneous juxtaposition of different times, this room manifests a simultaneous juxtaposition of moments, thus transporting the reader to different plots and times that coexist spatially. It helps the reader to receive the textualized version of history, as it embraces documents, archives, videos, and reports that are associated with the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Branch displays to the reader that history is relative and that nobody can reach a historical truth. Thus, considering that such a reading is less trodden, this paper discusses how Branch's room of theories is an outlet to other different times: the conspirators’ time and Oswald’s biographical time, which makes the historigographic time in this novel seem more spatial.\u0000Keywords: Spatialization, historiographic time, Libra, Don DeLillo, present, and the room of theories.","PeriodicalId":197303,"journal":{"name":"Jordan Journal of Modern Languages and Literatures","volume":"30 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117299561","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
L’accès aux sens d’un texte requiert des capacités cognitives qui sollicitent des connaissances situées à plusieurs niveaux langagiers. Cet effort cognitif lors de la lecture s’avère d’autant plus requis quand il s’agit de contenus implicites. Dans le cadre de cette analyse à la fois pragmatique et sémiotique d’un récit bref, en l’occurrence La chèvre de M. Seguin, nous nous proposons d’en interpréter le niveau implicite afin de vérifier l’importance des éléments inférés pour la compréhension tant sur le plan propositionnel du texte que sur le plan de sa structure actancielle. Notre objectif consiste à montrer qu’il est possible de développer les compétences langagières relatives à l’acte de lire en proposant aux lecteurs d’autres activités, certes plus complexes, mais plus efficaces parce qu’elles les incitent à chercher du sens au-delà de ce qui est explicitement dit. Mots-clés: Implicite, Inférence, Lecture, Présupposé, Récit.
{"title":"Inférence et Schéma Actanciel dans la Lecture d’un Récit Bref","authors":"Jihene Beji","doi":"10.47012/jjmll.14.3.14","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47012/jjmll.14.3.14","url":null,"abstract":"L’accès aux sens d’un texte requiert des capacités cognitives qui sollicitent des connaissances situées à plusieurs niveaux langagiers. Cet effort cognitif lors de la lecture s’avère d’autant plus requis quand il s’agit de contenus implicites. Dans le cadre de cette analyse à la fois pragmatique et sémiotique d’un récit bref, en l’occurrence La chèvre de M. Seguin, nous nous proposons d’en interpréter le niveau implicite afin de vérifier l’importance des éléments inférés pour la compréhension tant sur le plan propositionnel du texte que sur le plan de sa structure actancielle. Notre objectif consiste à montrer qu’il est possible de développer les compétences langagières relatives à l’acte de lire en proposant aux lecteurs d’autres activités, certes plus complexes, mais plus efficaces parce qu’elles les incitent à chercher du sens au-delà de ce qui est explicitement dit. \u0000Mots-clés: Implicite, Inférence, Lecture, Présupposé, Récit.","PeriodicalId":197303,"journal":{"name":"Jordan Journal of Modern Languages and Literatures","volume":"71 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130341500","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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