The book examines two routes to taʿqid:
Verbal taʿqid: an arrangement that hides the intended relation through excessive fronting, postponement or omission.
Semantic taʿqid: an unnecessarily remote transition from a primary meaning to an intended figurative or allusive meaning.
TypeLocation of problem
VerbalOrdering, omissions and grammatical links
SemanticThe path to metaphorical or allusive meaning
The crucial diagnostic question is whether the barrier comes from the construction or from the interpretive transition.