Appendix to Faṣl and Waṣl: Circumstantial Clauses, Wāw and Pronominal Linkage
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- Why is the circumstantial appendix placed after faṣl and waṣl?
- What is the grammatical role of rākiban in jāʾa Zaydun rākiban?
- Which distinction separates a transitory from a confirmatory ḥāl?
- What is the normal rule for a transitory ḥāl?
- How do Zaydun rākibun and jāʾa Zaydun rākiban chiefly differ?
- In what sense does ḥāl resemble a predicate?
- What do an attributive adjective and a ḥāl share?
- Why is mubtasiman a ḥāl in raʾaytu al-rajula mubtasiman?
- Why does linkage become more prominent with a clausal ḥāl?
- What does a linking device primarily establish in a circumstantial clause?
- Which two links are identified for the circumstantial clause?
- Why is the pronoun called the primary link?
- What is the antecedent of huwa in jāʾa Zaydun wa-huwa ḍāḥikun?
- What does wāw chiefly do in jāʾa Zaydun wa-huwa ḍāḥikun?
- How should circumstantial wāw be distinguished from conjunctive wāw?
- What is masrūrun in dakhala al-ṭālibu wa-huwa masrūrun?
- Under the discussed rule, what happens if a circumstantial clause lacks a pronoun of its bearer?
- Why is wāw significant in jāʾa Zaydun wa-ʿAmrun yatakallamu?
- Can any pronounless sentence be made a ḥāl of any noun merely by adding wāw?
- What makes a circumstantial reading of jāʾa Zaydun wa-l-maṭaru yanzilu plausible?
- Who is the bearer of ḥāl in raʾaytu Zaydan mubtasiman?
- Why must the antecedent of a linking pronoun be determined?
- What is the possible division of labor when wāw and a pronoun occur together?
- Why might ʿAmrun yatakallamu following jāʾa Zaydun be heard as an independent report?
- What is the central test separating circumstantial linkage from ordinary waṣl?
- Must the bearer of a ḥāl always be a subject?
- If wāw appears between expressions, what should be checked before assigning its function?
- Which option most clearly illustrates a circumstantial clause?
- What is the correct inference from treating the pronoun as the normal link?
- Which considerations together determine a sound circumstantial analysis?