As a universal proposition, black and white can be considered contrary qualities under specified conditions. In a speech situation, however, mentioning a white garment immediately after a black one may evoke an individual contrast without formal reasoning.
The taxonomy of jāmiʿ therefore does not permanently label objects. It distinguishes how a relevant link becomes mentally salient in the discourse. A pair of objects can exhibit more than one analyzable relation.
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Refining the Jāmiʿ and the Conditions of Elegant Coordination
As a universal proposition, black and white can be considered contrary qualities under specified conditions. In a speech situation, however, mentioning a white garment immediately after a black one may evoke an individual contrast without formal reasoning.
The taxonomy of jāmiʿ therefore does not permanently label objects. It distinguishes how a relevant link becomes mentally salient in the discourse. A pair of objects can exhibit more than one analyzable relation.