Document Type : Original Article

Author

• maryam bakhtiari

AlZahra University -Tehran. Faculty of Literature. Persian literature group

Abstract

Michael Halliday, In his theory of cohesion, posits two types: lexical cohesion and grammatical cohesion. Grammatical cohesion is further subdivided into distinct categories. Among grammatical cohesive devices, conjunctions warrant particular examination as they serve as pivotal connectors between clauses, explicitly manifesting textual cohesion. From Halliday’s perspective, conjunctions are classified into four categories: additive, adversative, causal, and temporal. In contemporary Persian poetry—notably composed in stepped-line format—conjunctions sometimes occupy an entire line independently, acquiring marked prominence between stanzas. They may create Sudden Beginning at a poem’s inception or proliferate throughout the verse to defamiliarize and foreground intended meanings. This study examines conjunctions in Qeysar Aminpour’s poetry due to their pervasive application across clauses and stanzas. Findings indicate that Aminpour, leveraging his grammatical expertise, deployed conjunctions with deliberate mastery to mark and accentuate his intended messages—achieving both grammatical-semantic and rhetorical significance. Moreover, the frequency distribution of conjunction types across his poetry collections reveals a discernible schematic pattern reflecting the evolution of the poet’s discourse across different periods. Such strategic deployment of conjunctions has infused his poetic language and discourse with a distinctive innovative structure.

Keywords

• Michael Halliday
• Textual Cohesion
• Qaisar Aminpour
• Conjunctions
• Sudden Beginning