A Pragma-Stylistic Analysis of Ceremonial Congratulatory Correspondences in English and Arabic.

      Аннотация: Politeness strategies are of significant importance to maintain the face addressee. Senders of formal congratulatory letters attempt to draw a positive image in the eyes of the addressees through performing specific illocutionary acts and face saving acts (FSAs) in the form of written texts. The current qualitative-quantitative study aims to investigate the pragmastylistic aspects of illocutionary acts and FSA Politeness Strategies in some selected English and Arabic ceremonial congratulatory correspondences written by English and Arabic high officials. Therefore, the study is aimed to answer the following questions: (1) What types of illocutionary acts are most frequently used in English and Arabic ceremonial congratulatory correspondences? (2) What types of FSA Politeness Strategies are most frequently used in English and Arabic ceremonial congratulatory correspondences? and (3) What types of stylistic devices are most frequently used to express politeness in English and Arabic ceremonial congratulatory correspondences?

Ключевые слова: Ceremonial Congratulatory, English and Arabic, pragma-stylistic analysis