LessonsMetonymy, Compound Figurative Expression and Mental AttributionQuiz

The eight main relations are sababiyya, musabbabiyya, juz'iyya, kulliyya, i'tibar ma kan, i'tibar ma yakun, mahalliyya, and haliyya.

The first two concern cause and effect; the next two concern part and whole. Two more invoke an earlier or later state. The final pair link what occupies a place with the place that contains it.

These labels are analytical, not merely memorized names. In every example, identify what the spoken word literally designates and what the speaker intends. Reversing that direction often reverses the classification.

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The eight relations in this chapter

Metonymy, Compound Figurative Expression and Mental Attribution

The eight main relations are sababiyya, musabbabiyya, juz'iyya, kulliyya, i'tibar ma kan, i'tibar ma yakun, mahalliyya, and haliyya.

The first two concern cause and effect; the next two concern part and whole. Two more invoke an earlier or later state. The final pair link what occupies a place with the place that contains it.

These labels are analytical, not merely memorized names. In every example, identify what the spoken word literally designates and what the speaker intends. Reversing that direction often reverses the classification.