"Lexical Chains" is one of the newest branches of statistical semantics, which is defiend as the process of identifying words that have semantic relationship with each other, and help us to identify the topic and main content of the text. In this research, we aim to determine lexical chains of sermons No. 87 and 191 of Nahj al-Balaghah, based on the theory of "Saxena", as well as "Barzilay" and "Elhadad", using the descriptive-analytical and statistical method. The results show that in both sermons, the semantic relation "Antonym" has the most frequency. In sermons No. 87 and 191, respectively, 8% and 5% of the chains are "strong chains", and play the main role in determining the main themes of the sermons. According to the data, choosing the title "religious, ethical, scientific" for the sermon No. 87, and "moral, ethical, social, intellectual" for the sermon No. 191 -contrary to what "Mohammad Dashti" mentioned for them- seems more appropriate.
Modiri S, Eshkevari A, Motaghizadeh I. Lexical Chains of Sermons No. 87 and 191 of Nahj al-Balaghah and their role in understanding the theme. IJAL 2023; 26 (1) :3-3 URL: http://ijal.khu.ac.ir/article-1-3204-fa.html
Modiri Somayyeh، Eshkevari Adnan، Motaghizadeh Isa. Lexical Chains of Sermons No. 87 and 191 of Nahj al-Balaghah
and their role in understanding the theme. نشریه زبانشناسی کاربردی. 1402; 26 (1) :3-3