Interactional Metadiscourse Markers for the Chapter of Maryam in the Holy Qur an : A Field Study

The present study seeks to provide explanations for the interactional metadiscourse markers in the Chapter of Maryam in Qur an It investigates how these interactional markers are distributed all along the verses in this Chapter and how the Quranic discourse implements these markers in order to create particular hints and remarks for the reader . It divides these markers into two categories of stance and engagement marke rs upon which some key conclusions and insights are built . A mixed method approach is used in order to authentically gather, analyze, and evaluate the interactional markers that are included within the Chapter of Maryan . The data collection method is a corpus based one, where computational procedures are utilized so as to point out the linguistic forms that count as interactional markers. The data analysis method is a discourse based one due to the discursive nature of the selected data and its contextual and multidimensional reflections that affect understanding the role of interactional markers Some key conclusions to draw are: first engagement markers which particularly include instructions, reader pronouns, and rhetorical questions, are identified in (11) samples out of the overall (21), which constitutes the majority of the presented data ; second the data demonstrates a remarkable covering of interactional metadiscourse marker s, which elevates the profoundness and participation of the divine messages it conveys third interactional markers bring attention to the function of Qur'an as a living literature that is intended to instruct, motivate, and guide .