Reviewing the syntactic, semantic and pragmatic functions of the apposition structure in the Holy Quran concerning Meyer and Quirk theoretical approaches

The recognition of linguistic and metalinguistic contexts have been considered in the study of the Holy Quran for understanding the concepts of lexicon and texts. The Holy Quran is a rich source of literary devices and ethical idioms in terms of linguistics. In the present study, Meyer and Quirk et al's theoretical approaches were used in order to analyze syntactic, semantic and pragmatic functions of appositions. Both approaches were used to analyze the structures of appositions. The results of the analysis made a classification of various kinds of appositions in the Holy Quran. These types of appositions can give semantic information to the readers as a literary device which connects the coherence between the dependent and subordinate clauses in the verses of the Holy Quran. The function of appositions in the sentences is to give linguistic and semantic meanings which can give elaborative information to the readers. The findings of the present study showed that the functions of appositions in the Holy Quran can make a relationship between syntactic and semantic structures and results in pragmatic functions of those appositions. These pragmatic functions are representatives, expressives, commissives and directives which are used in verses concerning the God's emphasis on giving advice, alarming, awakening the believers and threatening the unbelievers regarding the Day of Resurrection.