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Arabic Rhetorical Device Taxonomy (v0.1.1)

A project of the Encyclopedia of Arabic Rhetoric

The systematic, hierarchical classification of Arabic rhetorical devices published by the Encyclopedia of Arabic Rhetoric.

 

ℹ️ JSON files

This folder contains the JSON exports of all Arabic rhetorical devices and taxonomy items included in the Arabic Rhetorical Device Taxonomy (v0.1.1).

• Each file (Qxx.json) corresponds to one Arabic rhetorical device or taxonomy item.
• JSON files were exported directly from BalaghaBase.org (custom Wikibase instance).
• Although saved with .json extensions, these files are JSON-LD compatible.
• These files are suitable for: scripting, DH tools, lightweight parsing.
• For linked-data workflows, please see the JSON-LD or TTL folders instead.

 

📬 About the Author

Dr Mandar Marathe | SOAS Profile
PhD Researcher in Arabic Rhetoric | SOAS University of London

Related Projects

• 📚 Encyclopedia of Arabic Rhetoric - Reference source for Arabic rhetorical devices
• 💯 BALAGHA Score - Arabic rhetorical density analysis
• 📖 Balagha Corpus - Annotated texts for Arabic rhetorical analysis
• 📡 BalaghaBase.org - Semantic knowledge graph for Arabic rhetoric
• 🔬 Rhetorical Density - Methodology and discussion of rhetorical density as a quantitative metric

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Last updated: 20 November 2025.