InterpretationConsequence
Denial of conjunctionThe two did not happen together; either may have happened alone
Denial of each possibilityNeither the first nor the second happened
«كل ذلك لم يكن» in this exchangeBoth alternatives named in the question are denied
This chapter is not an exercise in formal logic alone. The form of the question, the addressee, and the speaker's response together identify the intended scope of kull.
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Fronting, Kull and Negation: Denial of Universality versus Universal Denial
InterpretationConsequence
Denial of conjunctionThe two did not happen together; either may have happened alone
Denial of each possibilityNeither the first nor the second happened
«كل ذلك لم يكن» in this exchangeBoth alternatives named in the question are denied
This chapter is not an exercise in formal logic alone. The form of the question, the addressee, and the speaker's response together identify the intended scope of kull.