Lexical cohesive Ties in “Alsab’ Alawiyat” Poems by Ibn abi al-Hadid: The First Poem as an Example

Abstract

Lexical cohesion -the most prominent aspect of textual cohesion- study the interrelationships between the lexical elements that make up the text and their combination for achieving the features of textual continuity, because the words are the first bricks of text structure, which contain concepts related to the context and also allow the text to be produced and influenced. Due to its integrity of the subjects and its skillful selection of words, the "Alawiat" poems of Ibn abi al-Hadid as a valuable work of ancient poetry, is considered a rich source for studying criteria of lexical cohesion. It is noteworthy that the first poem was chosen, because it is a powerful beginning to which other poems in this collection are related. Therefore, the study identified the most prominent mechanisms of lexical cohesion in the first poem and analyzed their function in its cohesion, relying on statistics based on Holliday theory. It aims to clarify how these elements cooperate in the artistic illustration of the texts and receive its main meaning by analyzing selected verses with a descriptive-analytical approach. During the studies, it was concluded that the first poem is a fully integrated text made up of lexical relations that contains the main meaning of the poem and its images. Therefore, the two elements of reiteration and collocation have their unique role in text continuity and creating an aesthetic sense in the text. Moreover, they achieved the visual coherence of the text in order to get the main goal of the poem.