The Role of Context and Speaker Intentions in Directing the Pragmatic Dimensions of Linguistic Data 10.35781/1637-000-129-005

Abstract

This research aims to address the relationship between the concepts of context and intentions, and their role in directing linguistic and non-linguistic data to achieve the speaker's communicative purposes. It proceeds from scientific questions, the most important of which are: What is the context through which the communicative dimension of speech can be directed to achieve the speaker's purpose? Do the intentions contained in the statement control this? And how can the addressee overcome the ambiguity and illusion that may plague the communicative process and spoil the intended purpose? The research began, using a descriptive approach, by tracing both the concepts of context and intent among a number of Arab and Muslim scholars. It then examined the two terms from a pragmatic perspective among a number of contemporary scholars. It sought to identify the drivers of the pragmatic dimension in the linguistic given and the non-linguistic circumstances that surround it. It also sought to define the components of linguistic formulas appropriate for expressing intent, and to clarify the conditions that can negate ambiguity and ambiguity in the pragmatic context, thus successfully achieving the purpose and reducing the rate of failure to convey the intended intent. The research concluded the importance of considering context in its two aspects: the linguistic given, represented by: the sound, the word, the sentence, and the entire text containing the propositional intent; and the non-linguistic circumstances, represented by: place, time, social, political, cultural, psychological, and other circumstances. The addressee must also be present with the speaker through factors of humility and agreement, while taking into account the conditions of eliminating ambiguity and deception between them. It is hoped that this research will contribute to providing a horizon for applied research in pragmatic aspects, particularly in legal and security dialogues, and in teaching Arabic to non-native speakers.