How Restrictive Constructions Convey Qasr: Ellipsis and Scope
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- In “mā ḍaraba ʿAmran illā Zaydun,” what is the restricted-to element?
- If the object is specified when an action is confined to an agent, what is the full predicate?
- What happens to the general set in an exhaustive (mufarragh) exception?
- Why is Zayd nominative in “mā jāʾa illā Zaydun”?
- Why is Zayd accusative in “mā ḍarabtu illā Zaydan”?
- Which general class underlies “mā kasawtuhu illā jubbat-an”?
- What grammatical function is restricted in “mā jāʾa illā rākiban”?
- What range is excluded in “mā sārat illā yawm al-jumuʿah”?
- Why does illā generate restriction in these examples?
- Which sentence restricts the time of an action?
- Why may one conceptually supply “anyone” in “mā ḍarabtu illā Zaydan”?
- In the textbook’s ordering account of “innamā ḍaraba Zaydun ʿAmran,” which is the final qualifier?
- What problem is cited against advancing the restricted-to constituent in this innamā pattern?
- What overt cue identifies the restricted-to term in negation–exception?
- Why does object-fronting not change the restriction in “mā ḍaraba ʿAmran illā Zaydun”?
- In how many major directions of qasr may ghayr function?
- If a listener mistakenly attributes two properties together, which purpose of qasr is involved?
- If the listener accepts the opposite alternative as true, which qasr aim is appropriate?
- Which qasr purpose addresses hesitation between two options?
- What is criticized in “mā Zaydun ghayru shāʿirin lā kātibin”?
- Which sentence is a straightforward valid contrast with coordinating lā?
- Why would interpreting “mā jāʾa illā rākiban” as agent restriction be wrong?
- What is the first linguistic task in analysing a restrictive construction?
- How does structural restriction differ from its purpose for the listener?
- Which major section follows this qasr discussion?
- Which claim does “mā kasawtuhu illā jubba” NOT establish?
- What do innamā and illā have in common?
- What determines the appropriate implied domain for the term after illā?
- Which best describes the semantic operation in “mā jāʾa illā Zaydun”?
- What is the main ordering contrast between innamā and negation–exception here?