Literary Arts (Dec 2021)
An Analytical Evaluation of Research in the Field of Figurative Language in the Literary Arts Journal
Abstract
Scientific journals are considered as a key axis in the transfer and spreading of knowledge in various fields of study, and the promotion of research depends on the activities carried out in these journals. In Literary Arts Journal, significant and applied studies are not few. Hence, considering the scientific nature that such studies give to literary studies, they help a lot in rejecting the thinking in which literature is considered a matter of taste and being unscientific. Therefore, analytical and pathological approaches to explain the positive and negative points of the articles could be beneficial. The extent of research in the field of rhetorical sciences, especially the field of expression studies, as the most prominent form of transmission and spread of literary knowledge, highlights the importance of content and methodological analysis of suchresearch.Therefore, this research evaluates the content and structure of the articles with a descriptive-analytical approach and leads to the point that some of the articles have weaknesses in terms of structure, content, and violation of rules in using sources. The results could help provide a basis for scientific journals to include rules in their guidelines that could raise the quality of rhetorical studies on the subject of rhetoric and increase referrals to them. IntroductionRhetorical issues are considered as one of the main research approaches in the field of Persian language and literature, in which the application of literary techniques and how to express meaning are discussed. Although such an approach to literary works has a long history and is considered an ancient science, as long as the expression of emotions and actions of the human soul are endless and take a different color in each age and time, such sciences will inevitably need to progress and evolve according to it. This depends on scientific research that provides this platform with a new structure and content. DiscussionIn facing a text, the researcher is confronted with the outer and superficial layers on the one hand and the hidden layer of meaning and content on the other hand. Asthe effect of structure on the content and vice versa is inevitable, in designing the frameworks and general principles of literary research, paying attention to the text content is especially important. Accordingly, what forms the general principles of evaluation and analysis of research works can be examined in two areas.2-1. Structural factors and research methodologyIf we consider the structure and methodology of research as a set of strategies of the research path, from the choice of title to conclusion, it is natural that each science has its structure according to the subject and principles, so that thinkers in that field, using those principles, organize the information based on the initial hypothesis or question and form new findings and ideas. In general, regarding the structural elements suitable for scientific research, several rules have been proposed by experts in this field, according to which specific structural elements can be determined for literary research. Elements such as; title, abstract, keywords, introduction, research question, research hypothesis, research method, research background, necessity and importance of research, theoretical foundations, analysis, conclusion, and references can be considered as a fixed structural model in literary research.2-2. Important components in content analysis and specialized concepts of the textRegarding the research content, the main focus is on the achievement or role of the research work in scientific progress; in other words, in this part of the work, the researcher needs to clearly and unambiguously state the benefits and achievements of the research. If he/she cannot convey it to the audience with a certain verbal skill, the value of the achievement could not be understood by the audience. ConclusionExisting research in the field of rhetoric in the Literary Arts Journal were evaluated using the components of quality assessment of articles. The results show the following:In the title section: Despite the observance of structural principles in choosing the title, little effort has been made to innovate and take initiative in this area.Abstract: The abstract structure of most articles in the statistical community is not in line with the structural principles of the research.Keywords: In most articles, keywords are in accordance with the structural and content criteria of an original research.Introduction: The text of the introduction in the articles of the statistical community has a relatively high clarity and eloquence.Problem statement: In case studies, the problem statement is not very important and up-to-date.Research objectives: only a small percentage of articles have well stated the purpose of the research.Research questions and hypotheses: In the research, little attention has been paid to the purpose and research questions and hypotheses.Research background: Despite the emphasis of the Literary Arts Journal method on mentioning the research background, some articles i community have not mentioned it.Research method: A small percentage of have a research method.The content of the reviewed articles has high quality suggesting the sufficient mastery and knowledge of the researchers in the field of research.
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