Semantic fields in the Quranic narrative: linguistic and thematic analysis
Abstract
The article presents a linguistic and thematic analysis of the semantic fields in the Quranic narrative. Using corpus methods and digital tools, key conceptual domains that form the semantic structure of the sacred text are identified. Special attention is given to recurrent lexical and semantic groups that reflect topics such as divine unity, prophecy, eschatology, ethics, and social justice. By comparing the distribution of these semantic fields between different suras, we can trace their functional role in the architecture of the text and identify stylistic features of Quranic rhetoric. The research is based on data from an Arabic language corpus, which allows for an in-depth analysis not only of the text itself, but also of its diachronic development, including comparisons with subsequent layers of Arabic literary and religious traditions. The results obtained from this study expand our understanding of the semantic organization of the Quran and provide a foundation for further contextual and pragmatic analysis of its narrative techniques.
Keywords:
Arabic language, corpus linguistics, lexical-semantic groups, Qur’an, Quranic narratives, semantic field, thematic analysis
For citation
Sharapov R.T. Semantic fields in the Quranic narrative: linguistic and thematic analysis // Bulletin of the Bоlgar Islamic Academy, 2025, no. 4 (12), рр. 47–54.
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