ExpressionFormEffectZayd is standingUnrestrictedStanding alone is assertedZayd is standing todayTime-qualifiedA time is specifiedZayd is standing in the mosquePlace-qualifiedA place is specified
Qualification increases precision but does not by itself establish truth. The adverb “today” is communicatively useful when the hearer’s question concerns the time of standing.
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Al-Itlaq wa al-Taqyid: Rhetorical Functions of Unrestricted and Qualified Expression
ExpressionFormEffectZayd is standingUnrestrictedStanding alone is assertedZayd is standing todayTime-qualifiedA time is specifiedZayd is standing in the mosquePlace-qualifiedA place is specified
Qualification increases precision but does not by itself establish truth. The adverb “today” is communicatively useful when the hearer’s question concerns the time of standing.