Linguistics Investigation of "Nafthat al-Masdoor" by Shahabuddin Mohammad Zaidari with Critical Discourse Analysis Approach

This research is a linguistics analysis of "Nafthat al-Masdoor" by Shahabuddin Mohammad Zaidari with a critical discourse approach based on the analytical model of Yarmohammadi (1391) and Van Leeuwen (1996). Discourse analysis reveals the relationship between the text and the author's ideology, and attempts to pay attention to the general analysis of the text and its deep and complex structure with a particular focus on the nature of the use of language. Given that the purpose of the critical analysis of discourse is to decode the underlying layers of the text, the findings of this research show that the author has used the deletion component in addition to the use of verbal and emotional expressions as the dominant aspect of the work. At first glance, this silence or gap in the discourse of concern refers to a constantly delayed referent inducing the reader to think of the author as an introverted person. However, what is pushed to the margins is the fact that despite his severe objection to Kharazmashah’s court and its unfriendly atmosphere, Zaidari in fact attempted to develop a corpus featuring his contemporary events by arranging the pieces of his works, consciously or unconsciously, in such a way as to rely on a discourse consonant with his thought. The corpus generally reflects a theme of fate and determinism. The macrostructure of this work prompts the readership to assume that in shaping the unfavorable bitter end of this account Zaidari's beloved king, Jalaladin Kharazmshah, and his oppressed people could do nothing but succumb to this doomed destiny.