Investigating Sustainable Values in Al-Ahsa Proverbs in Relation to Saudi Vision 2030 and SDGs
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https://doi.org/10.53286/arts.v7i4.2856Keywords:
Al-Ahsa Traditional Proverbs, Sociolinguistics, Discourse Analysis, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Cultural HeritageAbstract
تتناول هذه الدراسة القيم المستدامة المتجذّرة في أمثال الأحساء، وعلاقتها برؤية المملكة العربية السعودية 2030 وأهداف التنمية المستدامة للأمم المتحدة (SDGs). ومن خلال تحليل نوعي وخطابي نقدي لعينة مكوّنة من 29 مثلًا شعبيًا، تمّ تحديد ثلاثة محاور رئيسة هي: ترشيد الموارد والاعتدال، والصبر والتأنّي، والحكمة الاجتماعية والثقة. وتعكس هذه المحاور منظومة القيم التي تدعم ركائز رؤية 2030 والمتمثلة في: مجتمع حيوي، واقتصاد مزدهر، ووطن طموح. وتبرز في الأمثال المدروسة معانٍ عميقة تعبّر مجازيًا عن مبادئ الصبر والمسؤولية الأخلاقية تجاه البيئة والموارد، كما في الأمثال: "اقعد على الطين لين يلين" و"لا تشد على الدبش"، وهي مبادئ تتوافق مع الأهداف 12 (الاستهلاك والإنتاج المسؤولان)، و15 (الحياة في الأرض)، و16 (السلام والعدل والمؤسسات القوية). ومن خلال ربط التراث اللغوي المحلي بالأطر العالمية للاستدامة، توضّح الدراسة كيف تمثّل الأمثال الشعبية أداة فاعلة في نقل القيم البيئية والاجتماعية وتعزيز السلوك المستدام. وتشير النتائج إلى أنّ أمثال الأحساء تعدّ مستودعًا حيًا للحكمة الشعبية والوعي البيئي والأخلاقي، وتعكس علاقة متوازنة بين الإنسان والطبيعة. وتسهم الدراسة في إثراء حقل اللغويات البيئية وتؤكد أن التراث اللغوي المحلي يمكن أن يكون ركيزة أساسية لتحقيق التنمية المستدامة والحفاظ على الهوية الثقافية للأجيال القادمة.
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