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Communicative Competence in al-J??i?’s book al-Bukhal? (the misers) From the Power of Miserliness to the Authority of Speech

Abstract:

This research deals with the profound impact of (stinginess) on the communicative competence observed in Al-Jahiz’s book al-Bukhal? (the misers). Stinginess as a personal conviction had its psychological and social effects through its impact on the miser's psyche was reflected in the dialogues of the characters in the book of misers. The idea of stinginess triggered the various qualifications that make up communicative competence, and the misers’ characters tried with all their personal abilities to reach a communicative competence through which they influence the recipient to convince him to accept the idea of stinginess and its philosophy. Therefore, the main objective of the research was to demonstrate the manifestations of this impact, especially at the communicative level. In this paper, the researcher adopted an Analytical inductive approach and tried to investigate the aspects of the subject (communicative competence in Al-Jahiz’s book al-Bukhal?, by tracing the dialogues of the misers, analyzing their features and discussing their dimensions and effects. One of the key findings of the study is that communicative competence is a multifaceted concept, broader in scope than linguistic competence. The research also concluded that miserliness, like other personal traits, has primarily psychological dimensions, and that in al-J??i?’s time, it had evolved into an ideological stance with its advocates and a distinct philosophy. This ideology had a significant impact on the psychology of al-J??i?’s book al-Bukhal?, which was evident on various levels—including the communicative level—where the domination of miserliness served to stimulate communicative abilities among the misers. The communicative competence of al-J??i?’s misers was found to consist of three sub-competences: social competence, cognitive competence, and linguistic competence, each of which manifested through specific forms and mechanisms.

Keywords: communicative competence, the dominance of stinginess, the authority of speech, linguistic competence.

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