A Semantic Study of Synonymy Polysemy and Anthonymy in the Anthology of Tazyinu Al-waraqat of Ustaz Abdullahi bin Fodio

ABSTRCT

This research dealt with the three phenomena that are closely related to the relationship of word and meaning in the anthology of ” Tazyinul Waraqaat“ of  Ustaz Abdullahi bin Fodio, aims is to achieve the purpose of studying the phenomenon of Synonymy, Polysemy and Antonymy in the anthology a semantic study and to know what these phenomena add to the verses of the anthology of richness in words and what these phenomena add as well of semantic subtleties and moral beauty to the anthology, the researcher employs descriptive method to achieve the desired goals and objectives. The research is divided into four chapters and conclusion, the first chapter is concerned with the known elements of research, the second chapter is for preliminary study, and the third chapter studies the phenomenon of Synonymy in the anthology, then the fourth and final chapter studies the two phenomena of Polysemy and Antonymy in the anthology, while the conclusion summarizes the work and highlight the major findings that includes: The synonyms, homonyms and antonyms in the anthology are from Ustaz Abdullahi emanating from the fluctuation of his thinking, and the strength of his poetic faculty. Ustaz Abdullahi’s employment of these phenomena was not arbitrary, rather he was fully aware and insightful, as he took into account the hidden meanings of each word that fit the situation and fit the context. The number of these phenomena contained in the anthology are one hundred and thirty-six (136) phenomena, the synonyms with its two types; nominal and verbal are the most frequent among these phenomena, and the researcher noted that the reason for this is due to the nature of Arabic language, where the abundance of synonyms is among the characteristics of Arabic language. These phenomena added to the verses of the anthology expansion in expression methods and methods of composition systems due to the richness of words in synonymy and the richness of meanings in polysemy.Abdulkadir Mustapha LawanSPS/18/MAR/00005