%0 Journal Article
%T <i> Insha¡¯ Allah </i>(God¡¯s Willing) and its Functions in Persian
%A Reza Pishghadam
%A Paria Norouz Kermanshahi
%J Studies in Literature and Language
%D 2012
%I Canadian Academy of Oriental and Occidental Culture
%R 10.3968/2256
%X This study takes as primary the analysis of the use of the Quranic verse ¡®insha¡¯allah¡¯ in Persian language to come up with the functions it serves in the context of Iran. Based on the findings of the research, there are eight major functions of ¡®insha¡¯allah¡¯ in Persian which are classified under three broad categories of ¡®Being a Muslim¡¯, ¡®Dealing with emotions¡¯, and ¡®Displaying indirectness¡¯. Moreover, the results obtained from the current study were compared and contrasted to the ones achieved from Arabs¡¯ society to bring forward the similarities and differences between Iranian and Arab individuals in employing this Quranic verse. Key words: Politeness strategies; Direct/ indirect speech acts; Face; Insha¡¯ allah
%K Politeness strategies
%K Direct/ indirect speech acts
%K Face
%K Insha¡¯ allah
%U http://cscanada.net/index.php/sll/article/view/2256