PROMISE AND THREAT IN ENGLISH AND ARABIC RELIGIOUS TEXTS: A PRAGMATIC TUDY

Promise and threat are two speech acts that are found in most languages. They are regarded as two important acts in maintaining social relationships between the individuals in any society. These acts can be performed and interfered in different aspects of life such as social, pedagogical, political, and religious relationships. The use of these two acts, whether explicitly or implicitly, differs from culture to culture and from society to another.