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Ali Mohammed Saleh Al-Hamzi
Al-Mahweet University
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Enacting Spousal Dominance through Language: An SFL Analysis of Mr. Kirsha in Midaq Alley Ali Mohammed Saleh Al-Hamzi
Rainbow: Journal of Literature, Linguistics and Culture Studies Vol. 15 No. 1 (2026): April 2026
Publisher : Universitas Negeri Semarang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15294/rainbow.v15i1.37050

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This paper investigates the linguistic construction of spousal dominance, especially in the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Kirsha, in the novel Midaq Alley by Naguib Mahfouz. The approach to this study is underpinned by Systemic Functional Linguistics, focusing on the linguistic construction of patriarchy in the Egyptian culture during the1940s. Compared with various analytical frameworks on one case, the major framework adopted in this analytical study is Systemic Functional Linguistics, illustrating the interplay of the ideational, interpersonal, and textual metafunctions to construct spousal dominance. The results of the dialogic event analysis, which included commands, threats, and moral or religious justifications, following the ethnographic approach developed by Spradley, support the hypothesis that Mr. Kirsha wields his spousal dominance with directive control, moral justification, and authorization, while Mrs. Kirsha resists it with challenges, moral condemnation, and confrontational talk, thus articulating the sociocultural realities of the Egyptian gender discourses.
Mediating Desire: Baker’s Narrative Approach to Translating Sexual Language in Midaq Alley Ali Mohammed Saleh Al-Hamzi
Acuity: Journal of English Language Pedagogy, Literature and Culture Vol. 11 No. 3 (2026): Acuity: Journal of English Language Pedagogy, Literature and Culture
Publisher : LPPM Universitas Advent Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.35974/j6tzn866

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This study examines how sexual and moral narratives are conveyed in Trevor Le Gassick’s English translation of Naguib Mahfouz’s Midaq Alley. Using Mona Baker’s narrative model (2019), it explores ontological, public, and meta-narratives, focusing on relationality, causal emplotment, temporality, and selective appropriation. The analysis shows how Le Gassick mediates themes of desire, repression, and social negotiation while preserving Arab cultural codes. Key episodes—Mr. Kirsha’s predatory behavior, Hamida’s encounter with Ibrahim Faraj, and SuSu’s socio-economic portrayal of desire—illustrate how sexual and moral tensions are rendered for a global audience. The findings reveal that the translation maintains the novel’s cultural integrity, echoing Mahfouz’s voice and reflecting the nuanced social and moral fabric of Arab society.
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