Analysis of the Role of Secondary Purposes of Interrogative Sentences in Revealing Hidden Ideological Meanings (Case Study: The House of the Idrisis by Alizādeh)

Sentences can be structurally divided into three main categories: declarative, interrogative, and imperative. Each of these structures possesses unique syntactic features that relate to different roles and meanings within a discursive context. The primary purpose of a question is to seek information; however, interrogative sentences are sometimes used instead of other sentence types, especially declarative ones, for greater impact. In this research, the interrogative sentences from the novel The House of the Idrisis are extracted and examined for their frequency, secondary purposes, and classification. Examining the types and frequency of secondary purposes in interrogative sentences can reveal stylistic values, particularly in understanding the thoughts, ideas, and personal perspective of poets and writers. Understanding secondary purposes and their types in a writer's works can serve as a valuable guide to the sociolinguistic aspects as well as the culture and society of their time. Alizadeh sometimes conveys her criticisms, beliefs, and attitudes to the audience through interrogative sentences. The most frequent secondary purposes of the interrogative sentences in this novel include astonishment, disdain, contrast, condemnation, reproach, emphasis, inclusion of judgment, warning, negation and denial, contradiction, etc. It is worth mentioning that many components within this novel carry socio-political ideological weight, and are therefore examined with such consideration in mind.