’Words Of War’ as Found in the Writings by Poet Abu Firas Al-Hamdani Based on Semantic Fields Theory
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https://doi.org/10.35516/hum.v51i1.1191Keywords:
Words of war, semantic fields theory, semantic features, lexical significanceAbstract
Objectives: This research aims to elucidate the hidden boundaries surrounding the words of war in Abu Firas Al-Hamdani's poetry considering the Semantic Fields Theory. The study principal attempts are based on two sections. The first briefly describes the Semantic Fields Theory in terms of origins, concepts, historical roots among Arab scholars, modern aspects among Western scholars, and the semantic relationships underpinning the idea of theory. The second section explores the application of Semantic Field Theory to war-related words in Abu Firas's poetry, chosen for its relevance to the era marked by persistent conflicts.
Methods: This study uses the Analytical Inductive Method to analyze the connotations of words of war in Abu Firas's poetry, as those poetic meanings helped establish and empower their meanings. As for the inductive approach, it helped extract various semantic features that link these words and organize them into one semantic field, the field of war words.
Results: Terms related to weapons and war outcomes had most of Abu Firas Al-Hamdani's poetry. Arabs used to name entities based on many factors, including numbers, sounds, and colors. The Semantic Fields Theory allowed for identifying words' connotations extensively through semantic relationships among words in every semantic field.
Conclusions: The research concluded that Arabs applied Semantic Fields Theory to their works, and Western scholars also contributed to developing this theory. The words of war were frequently mentioned in Abu Firas al-Hamdani's poetry, indicating that Arabic is rich in words related to this field.
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