Summary
Highlights
This video series will cover a comprehensive review of Linguistic Structure. It is divided into three main series: Semantic Relationships and Semantic Fields, Rhetoric (including figures of speech, محسنات, and rhetorical styles), and Grammar and Morphology (including sentence and word parsing, subject and predicate, and specific grammar rules for different academic tracks).
The video starts by analyzing how questions about cohesion (مظاهر الاتساق) are presented in baccalaureate exams, using examples from 2017 and 2018 exams. It shows the varying terminology used, such as 'cohesion indicators' (مظاهر الاتساق) and 'linguistic links' (القرائن اللغوية), and how to identify contributing elements to text construction.
The main components discussed include connective devices (الربط بالادوات) such as prepositions (حروف الجر) and conjunctions (حروف العطف), and anaphoric and cataphoric reference (ربط بالاحالة) which involves pronouns (الضمائر), demonstrative pronouns (اسماء الاشارة), and relative pronouns (اسماء الموصول). The video stresses the importance of providing examples from the text for each component.
A third, often overlooked, type of cohesion is semantic cohesion (الربط الدلالي), which includes semantic fields (الحقل الدلالي) and repetition (التكرار). Examples are given for identifying words within a semantic field (e.g., nature-related words) and counting repetitions of key terms to demonstrate their contribution to textual coherence.
The video explains that the primary role of these cohesive devices is to ensure the coherence and logical flow (اتساق النص) of the text, linking its various parts and providing clear references. This is crucial for a well-structured and understandable text.
It addresses specific types of questions related to cohesion, such as the significance (دلالة) and role (دور) of repetition and pronouns. For repetition, significance implies emphasis and confirmation, while its role is to connect text parts. For pronouns, their role is also to connect text parts and provide reference, while their significance can indicate self-focus, collective identity, or directed address depending on the pronoun used.
The video concludes by summarizing the discussed topics on cohesion and coherence, encouraging students to utilize the provided insights for their exams. It recommends using the 'Comprehensive Review' and 'Nawag' books for further study and practice, mentioning different versions for scientific and literary streams.