Defect or issuePrincipal resource
Unfamiliar vocabularyLexicology
Morphological irregularitySarf
Weak compositionNahw
Verbal complexityNahw and syntactic analysis
Harshness of sounds or word-sequencesCultivated auditory taste
Semantic complexityBayan
The table shows how established language disciplines support rhetorical study. A particular case may require rules, attested usage, and linguistic taste together; these are principal aids, not sealed compartments.
Opening interactive controls...
Speaker Balagha, the Foundations of Discourse Eloquence and the Three Arts
Defect or issuePrincipal resource
Unfamiliar vocabularyLexicology
Morphological irregularitySarf
Weak compositionNahw
Verbal complexityNahw and syntactic analysis
Harshness of sounds or word-sequencesCultivated auditory taste
Semantic complexityBayan
The table shows how established language disciplines support rhetorical study. A particular case may require rules, attested usage, and linguistic taste together; these are principal aids, not sealed compartments.