Discourse Analysis and Its Application in the Source of Islamic Traditions

Discourse analysis, a research method used in different branches of humanities, aims at retelling and identifying the hidden meanings of the text. Using this method,the researcher tries to show the relationship between the author, text, and reader. A study of the language reveals that there are several factors influencing the formation of the message of speech. Some of these factors have to do with the deep meaning of the text and some with the surface meaning of the text. This method puts special emphasis on the factors which have to do with the surface meaning of the text. The main components of discourse analysis are: linguistic analysis of the text, investigating the coherence of the text, the context, examining intertextual relations and denotative meaning of the text, and taking a glance at the function of the text. Discourse is the main hidden idea in the text, and discourse analysis is based on concordant observance of all the factors forming the message. The present paper investigates the applied explanation of discourse analysis method and its application in the sources of Islamic traditions.