LessonsIstiʿārah: Definition, Figurative Identification and the Linguistic–Intellectual DebateQuiz

الاستعارة: مجاز لغوي أو عقلي؟
Is metaphor linguistic or intellectual majāz?

The majority linguistic account focuses on transferring an expression beyond its assigned sense. The intellectual account emphasizes the mental claim that the target belongs to the class represented by the borrowed name. The two analyses illuminate different aspects of emphatic figurative speech, though the terminological dispute is substantive.

Distinguishing literal speech, simile, metaphor, accidental misnaming and false reporting requires attention to word, predication, intention, resemblance and contextual evidence. The next lesson begins the classification of metaphor by its two parties: source and target of borrowing.

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Istiʿārah: Definition, Figurative Identification and the Linguistic–Intellectual Debate

الاستعارة: مجاز لغوي أو عقلي؟
Is metaphor linguistic or intellectual majāz?

The majority linguistic account focuses on transferring an expression beyond its assigned sense. The intellectual account emphasizes the mental claim that the target belongs to the class represented by the borrowed name. The two analyses illuminate different aspects of emphatic figurative speech, though the terminological dispute is substantive.

Distinguishing literal speech, simile, metaphor, accidental misnaming and false reporting requires attention to word, predication, intention, resemblance and contextual evidence. The next lesson begins the classification of metaphor by its two parties: source and target of borrowing.