Conjunctive cohesion in Thai Islamic verdicts of Sheikhul Islam
Keywords:
Conjunctive cohesion, Islamic verdict, Sheikhul IslamAbstract
This main purpose of this study was to analyze the conjunctive cohesion in Thai Islamic verdicts. The data collected for the study were from 47 Thai Islamic verdicts made by Sheikhul Islam on the official website of the Office of Sheikhul Islam of Thailand. The analysis using percentage revealed that the verdicts comprised 14 categories of conjunctive cohesion ranked from high to low as follows: clarification (26.49%), addition (18.80%), alternation (9.92%), purpose (7.65%), procedure (6.75%), origin (6.14%), time (6.00%), result (3.79%), cause (3.14%), condition (3.10%), contrast (2.54%), exemplification (2.37%), corroboration (1.72%), and transition (1.59%).
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