Another account understands customary expression not as the habit of an arbitrary individual, but as a shared way of articulating meaning among competent speakers. It treats the norm as linguistic rather than personal.
Still, knowing common verbal patterns does not automatically reveal the demands of each speaking situation. Words furnish a vehicle for meaning, while emphasis, persuasion, wonder and other rhetorical considerations depend on context.
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Ījāz, Iṭnāb and Musāwāt: Standards of Expression and Their Distinctions
Another account understands customary expression not as the habit of an arbitrary individual, but as a shared way of articulating meaning among competent speakers. It treats the norm as linguistic rather than personal.
Still, knowing common verbal patterns does not automatically reveal the demands of each speaking situation. Words furnish a vehicle for meaning, while emphasis, persuasion, wonder and other rhetorical considerations depend on context.