Suphatsorn Thathep. A study of figurative language embedded in buddhist dhamma teaching texts : a case of venerable chah subhaddo's dhamma teachings. Master's Degree(English for communication). Burapha University. Library. : Burapha University, 2019.
A study of figurative language embedded in buddhist dhamma teaching texts : a case of venerable chah subhaddo's dhamma teachings
Abstract:
The purposes of the study were to investigate the major type of figurative
language used in the Dhamma teaching text and to explore the types of figurative
language employed in each chapter of the text. A source of data was drawn from the
Dhamma printed text of Venerable Chah Subhaddo, edited in 2007. To examine types
of figurative language, the method of qualitative approach was taken in the study for
analyzing and summarizing the result in a descriptive way. The frameworks employed
in this study was analyzed on the basic of Leech and Short (2007), Perrine (1963), and
Abrams and Harpham (2012), concept of stylistic and figurative language. As the
result, it was found that repetition was turned out to be the effective technique,
followed by simile, rhetorical question, apostrophe, and metaphor. The readers can
perceive the intended messages of the writer through the function of repetition. With a
form of repeating words, the key message of the Dhamma teaching can be highlighted
to the readers to make more comprehensive understanding. Also, the results of the
study showed that there were two themes in Venerable Chah Subhaddos Dhamma
teaching: 1. Living with integrity, 2. Developing the mind through meditation.
Moreover, the research results revealed that each theme employed different types of
figurative language.