“Many ashes in Zayd’s courtyard” illustrates two levels: ashes imply generosity; the courtyard then links that generosity to Zayd.
A one-dimensional reading as only attribute-kināyah misses the attribution to Zayd. An equally incomplete reading as only attribution-kināyah misses the inference from ashes to generosity.
A sound analysis states the target of each separate operation.
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Three Types of Kināyah: Referent, Attribute, and Attribution
“Many ashes in Zayd’s courtyard” illustrates two levels: ashes imply generosity; the courtyard then links that generosity to Zayd.
A one-dimensional reading as only attribute-kināyah misses the attribution to Zayd. An equally incomplete reading as only attribution-kināyah misses the inference from ashes to generosity.
A sound analysis states the target of each separate operation.