A Pragmatic Analysis of Women and Angry Speech: Case Study of The Saudi Arabian Takki Series

Authors

  • Nailah Farafishah Department of Arabic, Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Universitas Hasanuddin, Indonesia, Indonesia
  • Haeruddin Haeruddin Department of West Asian Literature, Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Hasanuddin University, Indonesia, Indonesia
  • Ilham Ramadhan Department of Arabic, Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Universitas Hasanuddin, Indonesia, Indonesia
  • Muhammad Anwar Ahmad Departement of Arabic Language & Literature, Abdul Hamid Abu Sulayman Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge & Human Sciences , Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21580/alsina.7.2.27839

Keywords:

Gender Ideology, Impoliteness, Patriarchal Control, Pragmatics, Social Domination

Abstract

This study aims to reveal the forms of illocutionary acts and impoliteness strategies in anger utterances directed at women in the Saudi Arabian series Takki. In Arab culture, angry utterances are not merely emotional expressions but serve as tools for enforcing social norms and patriarchal control. This research applies to a descriptive qualitative method with a pragmatic approach. The data, consisting of dialogue excerpts, were analyzed using Searle's speech act theory and Culpeper's theory of impoliteness. The results show that anger utterances in Takki are dominated by directive, expressive, commissive, and declarative acts, accompanied by impoliteness strategies, including insults, prohibitions, threats, and verbal abuse. These utterances reflect unequal power relations between men and women and reinforce patriarchal structures in Saudi society. This study confirms that language functions as a significant tool of social control in cultures where family honor is paramount. By uncovering the pragmatic mechanisms that sustain gendered communication hierarchies, this research contributes to the broader understanding of how linguistic behavior reinforces social ideologies within both pragmatic and sociocultural theoretical framework.

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Author Biographies

Nailah Farafishah, Department of Arabic, Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Universitas Hasanuddin, Indonesia

Nailah Farafishah, born in Maros Regency, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, on October 2, 2003, is currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Arabic literature at the Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Hasanuddin University. In addition, Nailah Farafishah is actively involved in organizing the West Asian Literature Students Association (Himab KMFIB-UH). The author can be contacted via email: [email protected]

Ilham Ramadhan, Department of Arabic, Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Universitas Hasanuddin, Indonesia

Ilham Ramadhan is a lecturer with a background in Arabic literature education. He is actively involved in research that focuses on issues in Arabic literature. His professional experience includes involvement in curriculum development and the preparation of Arabic literature teaching materials, which encompass both prose and poetry. Currently, I am a lecturer at the Department of Arabic Literature, Universitas Hasanuddin

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Published

2025-08-31

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Farafishah, N., Haeruddin, H., Ramadhan, I., & Ahmad, M. A. (2025). A Pragmatic Analysis of Women and Angry Speech: Case Study of The Saudi Arabian Takki Series. Alsina : Journal of Arabic Studies, 7(2). https://doi.org/10.21580/alsina.7.2.27839

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