ExpressionSource meaningTarget meaning
Faṣdaʿ bimā tuʾmarSplitting a solid: sensoryOpen proclamation: conceptual
Ṭaghā al-māʾRebellion: conceptualAbundant water: sensory
In both cases the common feature is conceptual, yet the direction of borrowing is reversed. Identify the established source meaning first, then the intended target meaning.
Calling both merely “mixed sensory and conceptual” captures a broad property but fails to retain the precise distinction required by this classification.
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Six Kinds of Metaphor by Source, Target, and Common Feature
ExpressionSource meaningTarget meaning
Faṣdaʿ bimā tuʾmarSplitting a solid: sensoryOpen proclamation: conceptual
Ṭaghā al-māʾRebellion: conceptualAbundant water: sensory
In both cases the common feature is conceptual, yet the direction of borrowing is reversed. Identify the established source meaning first, then the intended target meaning.
Calling both merely “mixed sensory and conceptual” captures a broad property but fails to retain the precise distinction required by this classification.