Suppose you hear someone say “Zayd” from outside a room.
First aspect: you understand the name's assigned referent. That is verbal-conventional indication.
Second aspect: you recognize an audible utterance as evidence of a source, or in direct speech, a speaker. That is verbal-rational indication.
These are different conclusions: one concerns the meaning of the name; the other concerns the source of the sound. Always state what is being indicated.
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One utterance can indicate in two ways
Dalālah, Waḍʿ and the Six Types of Indication
Suppose you hear someone say “Zayd” from outside a room.
First aspect: you understand the name's assigned referent. That is verbal-conventional indication.
Second aspect: you recognize an audible utterance as evidence of a source, or in direct speech, a speaker. That is verbal-rational indication.
These are different conclusions: one concerns the meaning of the name; the other concerns the source of the sound. Always state what is being indicated.