A Study of Cohesion in Charles Dickens’s Hard Times (Part One) Department of English College of Education for Human Sciences University of Basrah ======================================================== Abstract The present study attempts to conduct an analysis of cohesion in part of Charles Dickens’s Hard Times (1854) in terms of Hallidy and Hasan‘s model. Accordingly, it endeavours to scrutinise the novelist’s method of using this device to accomplish his work and fabricates its successful discourse. Hopefully, this will be of some significance to studies related to the structure of the novel which is said to be a unique one. This is achieved by analysing and categorizing the five devices proposed and measuring their role to some aspects of the novel including characters, themes, and imageries. By doing so, it is signified that Dickens skilfully employees these cohesive devices to build up the texture and serve his novel. دراﺳﺔ اﻟﺘﺮاﺑﻂ اﻟ ﺪﻻﻟﻲ ﻓﻲ اﻟﺠﺰء أﻷول ﻣﻦ رواﯾﺔ" أوﻗﺎت ﻋﺼﯿﺒﺔ" ﻟﺘﺸﺎرﻟﺰ دﯾﻜﻨﺰ ﻗﺴﻢ اﻟﻠﻐﺔ اﻻﻧﺠﻠﯿﺰﯾﺔ ﻛﻠﯿﺔ اﻟﺘﺮﺑﯿﺔ ﻟﻠﻌﻠﻮم اﻹﻧﺴﺎﻧﯿﺔ ﺟﺎﻣﻌﺔ اﻟﺒﺼﺮة = ====================================================== اﻣﻠﺧص ﻟ ﺗﺳﻌﻰ اﻟدراﺳﺔ اﻟﺣﺎﻟﯾﺔ ﻻﻣﻌﺎن ا ﻟﻧظر ﻓﻲ دور ادوات اﻟرﺑط) Cohesion ( ﻓﻲ ﺑﻧﺎء اﻟﻧﺳﯾﺞ واﻟﺗرﻛﯾب اﻟﻧﺻﻲ ﻓﻲ ﺟزء ﻣن رواﯾﺔ" أوﻗﺎت ﻋﺻﯾﺑﺔ" ﻟﻠرواﺋﻲ اﻻﻧﺟﻠﯾزي ﺗﺷﺎرﻟز دﯾﻛﻧز. ﺑﻌد اﺟراء ﺗﺣﻠﯾل وذﻟك ﻟﻛﺛﺎﻓﺔ وأﻧواع ھذه اﻻدوات ﻓﻲ ﻧص اﻟﺟزء اﻻول ﻟﻠرواﯾﺔ واﻟﺑﺣث ﻓﻲ ﻋﻼﻗﺗﮭﺎ ﻣﻊ ﻋﻧﺎﺻر ﺗرﻛﯾب اﻟرواﯾﺔ. وﻗد ﺑﯾﻧت اﻟﻧﺗﺎﺋﺞ اﻟدور اﻟﮭﺎم ﻟﺗﻠك اﻻدوات ﻓﻲ دﻋم ﻋﻧﺎﺻر ﺑﻧﯾﺔ اﻟﻧص ﻣن ﺣﯾث اﻟﻣﺳﺎھﻣﺔ ﺑﺎﺳﺗﻣرارﯾﺔ اﻟﻣﻌﻧﻰ ﻓﻲ ﺗﻘدﯾم اﻟﺷﺧﺻﯾﺎت واﻷﻓﻛﺎر واﻟﺻور اﻟرﻣزﯾﺔ. ﺣﯾث ﺗﺑﯾن ان ﻛﺛﺎﻓﺔ اﻟرواﺑط اﻟﻧﺻﯾﺔ ﺗزداد ﻋﻧدﻣﺎ ﯾﻛون ھﻧﺎﻟك ﺗﺷدﯾد ﻣن ﻗﺑل اﻟﻛﺎﺗب ﻋﻠﻰ ﺷﺧﺻﯾﺔ او ﻓﻛرة او ﺻورة ﻣﻌﯾﻧﺔ وﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﻌﻛس ﺗﻘل ﺗﻠك اﻟﻛﺛﺎﻓﺔ وﺗ زداد ﻣﺳﺎﺣﺔ اﻻﻧﺗﺷﺎر ﻋﻧدﻣﺎ ﺗﻛون ھذه اﻟﻌﻧﺎﺻر ﺛﺎﻧوﯾﺔ. Professor Ala’ Hussain Oda’ Assist. Professor Abdul-Settar Abdul-Lateef Researcher Abbas Muhsin Salih اﻷﺳﺘﺎذ اﻟﺪﻛﺘﻮر ﻋﻼء ﺣﺴﯿﻦ ﻋﻮدة اﻷﺳﺘﺎذ اﻟﻤﺴﺎﻋﺪ ﻋﺒﺪ اﻟﺴﺘﺎ ر ﻋﺒﺪ اﻟﻠﻄﯿﻒ اﻟﺒﺎﺣﺚ ﻋﺒﺎس ﻣﺤﺴﻦ ﺻﺎﻟﺢ