Presupposition in Shaqraa Al-Madkhali's "I Almost See Me": A Pragmatic Study

This research investigates the presuppositions inherent in the poetic collection (Diwan) titled "Akadu Arani" (I Almost See Myself) by the poetess, Shaqra al-Madkhali. The study aims to categorize these presuppositions and analyze their functional role in articulating the poetess's intentionality, ultimately facilitating the efficacy of the communicative process. Methodologically, the paper adopts a pragmatic framework complemented by a descriptive-analytical approach. The study is organized into an introduction, a theoretical preamble on the concept of presupposition, and five core analytical sections: (1) Existential, (2) Factive, (3) Lexical, (4) Structural, and (5) Non-factive presupposition. The investigation concludes with several key findings, most notably that the poetess's use of presupposition is multi-directional. Consequently, the presuppositions varied according to the diversity of the addressees and the subject matter of the discourse, spanning religious, cognitive, social, and political dimensions. Furthermore, the results indicate that presuppositions were most heavily utilized within the emotional domain. This is evident in the abundance of emotional themes explored, particularly those regarding the relationship between the woman (the speaking ego) and the "other" (the man/the addressee).