Asst. Lect. Sameerah Atshan Al-Fayyadh, a staff member in the Department of English at the College of Education for the Humanities/ University of Kerbala, has earned her PhD in English Linguistics for her dissertation entitled: “A Forensic Pragma–Critical Analysis of Bribery Texts in American Contexts“, from the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at the University of Sousse, Tunisia.
The dissertation aims to shed light on the most prominent linguistic strategies that contribute to identifying indicators of bribery crimes, which can assist lawyers, judges, and legal professionals in determining guilt or innocence through precise linguistic analysis.
In her study, the researcher designed an eclectic model based on a range of linguistic and analytical theories, including Van Dijk’s (2000) Categories of Ideological Analysis; Kerry Carr’s (1996) TAPS Model; Shuy’s (2013) Speech Event Levels; Verschueren’s (2021) Model of Manipulation; and Imani’s (2022) Conceptual Metaphor Analysis, in addition to insights from several other researchers.
On this occasion, the Dean of the College of Education for the Humanities extends warmest congratulations and best wishes to Asst. Lect. Sameerah Atshan for her doctoral degree, wishing her continued success in her academic and scientific journey and further contributions to the service of knowledge and education.
