02_Briana Belciug.pdf

<font size="3"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Abstract:</span> Assia Djebar is one of the well-known French expression Algerian writers, a member<br>of the French Academy and three times Nobel Literature nominee. In her novels, she represents the<br>voice of the Muslim woman. In our study, we propose an analysis of the figure of Fatima, the<br>favorite daughter of Prophet Mohamed, as she appears in the Assia Djebar`s novel Loin de Médine<br>(Far from Medina). We want to emphasize the resemblance of this important Muslim feminine<br>figure to the tragically antique character of Antigone. The role of Fatima is more important than<br>being the daughter of the third Prophet of a monotheistic religion as she proves herself the<br>spokeswoman for all Muslim women, defending their statute in a patriarchal state.<br><br><span style="font-weight: bold;">Key words</span>: Muslim, woman, antique, character.</font>

Hedging Opinion in Romanian Conversational Discourse: The Use of Softeners

<P align=left><I><FONT size=1 face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=1 face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3>This corpus-based paper addresses the use of softeners in Romanian conversational </FONT><FONT size=3>discourse. It highlights two important interactional functions: (i) as devices for mitigating the </FONT><FONT size=3>imposition of face-threatening acts; (ii) as markers of shared knowledge. When they serve the latter </FONT><FONT size=3>function, softeners offer the addressee the opportunity to provide support, understanding, thus s</FONT><FONT size=3>howing that both speaker and addressee are on the same wavelength.</FONT></FONT></FONT></I></P>