Transitive Sentence in The Short Story Haflah Tharb by Muhammad Taymour: A Tagmemic Perspective of Kenneth L. Pike

Khadroh, Nurul and Yurisa, Penny Respati ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2050-7987 (2025) Transitive Sentence in The Short Story Haflah Tharb by Muhammad Taymour: A Tagmemic Perspective of Kenneth L. Pike. IDEAS: Journal on English Language Teaching and Learning, Linguistics and Literature. ISSN 2548-4192

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Abstract

This study aims to analyze the forms and functions of verbal sentences in the short story
Haflah Tharb by Muhammad Taymour based on Kenneth L. Pike’s Tagmemic theory. The
research employs a descriptive qualitative approach. The data consist of sentences and
phrases found in the short story Haflah Tharb by Muhammad Taymour. The data were
collected using reading, translating, and note-taking techniques. Data analysis was
conducted using the Miles and Huberman model, which includes three stages: data reduction,
data display, and conclusion drawing. The results reveal four patterns of transitive sentence
structures in Haflah Tharb: (1) P + S + O; (2) P + S + O + Adj; (3) P + O + S; and (4) P + S + Adj
+ O. Each pattern is analyzed in terms of slots, classes, roles, and cohesion, all of which
require the presence of an object to complete the meaning of the transitive predicate. This
study contributes theoretically by applying Pike’s tagmemic analysis to modern Arabic
literary texts. Specifically, it identifies variations in transitive syntactic patterns that enrich
the understanding of Arabic sentence structure in a narrative context.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Keywords:	Keywords: Sentence structure; Transitive sentences; Tagmemics
Subjects:	20 LANGUAGE, COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE > 2004 Linguistics > 200409 Arabic Linguistics > 20040901 'Ilmu al-Nahw (Arabic Syntax and Grammar)
Divisions:	Faculty of Humanities > Department of Arabic Language and Letters
Depositing User:	Penny Respati Yurisa
Date Deposited:	12 May 2026 09:09

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