نَهْرٌ جَارٍ
A flowing river.
In this analysis, flowing properly belongs to the water; a river designates its location or channel. Calling the river “flowing” transfers the property to a connected place.
An advanced point is that expressions can become fully conventional in ordinary usage. Rhetorical analysis here clarifies the original predicational association; it need not deny that native speakers normally understand such a phrase effortlessly.
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Rational Figurative Predication: Relations and Contextual Indications
نَهْرٌ جَارٍ
A flowing river.
In this analysis, flowing properly belongs to the water; a river designates its location or channel. Calling the river “flowing” transfers the property to a connected place.
An advanced point is that expressions can become fully conventional in ordinary usage. Rhetorical analysis here clarifies the original predicational association; it need not deny that native speakers normally understand such a phrase effortlessly.