A Semiotic Discourse Analysis of Surat Al-Naba’ Via Stress Patterns

The structure of stress patterns is comprised of two horizontal (compaction) and vertical (expansion) axes. Each axis is also has an outward level and an inward one. The two qualitative (compaction) and quantitative (expansion) ultra-values construct the outward level of axes, and values are put within those axes. Correlations between axes causes the production of meanings. Since an expansion and pressure relationship governs the frequency discourse of Surat al-Naba, it can be investigated via stress semiotics. We can face a live discourse in this Surat which has interpretable and fluid meanings according to receivers of the meanings. In the present study, schemas of the stress relationship in the discourse of Surat al-Naba’ is probed with the aim of identifying the discourse value of the surat. Since the direction of expansion and compaction in the discourse process of Surat al-Naba’ was changeable, we faced with three stress patterns rising, ascending and descending pitches of compaction and expansion interconnectedness types types which are explained in the stress patterns of Surat al-Naba’.