In the book's classification, nonverbal-conventional indication uses a non-spoken sign whose meaning is assigned by convention.
Example: the written shapes forming “Zayd” indicate the spoken word. A literate reader recognizes these graphic marks because the writing system is conventional.
Keep two steps distinct:
Written marks → a readable spoken word.
Spoken name “Zayd” → its named person.
The book uses the first step to explain nonverbal-conventional indication; the second illustrates verbal-conventional meaning.
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Nonverbal-conventional: writing
Dalālah, Waḍʿ and the Six Types of Indication
In the book's classification, nonverbal-conventional indication uses a non-spoken sign whose meaning is assigned by convention.
Example: the written shapes forming “Zayd” indicate the spoken word. A literate reader recognizes these graphic marks because the writing system is conventional.
Keep two steps distinct:
Written marks → a readable spoken word.
Spoken name “Zayd” → its named person.
The book uses the first step to explain nonverbal-conventional indication; the second illustrates verbal-conventional meaning.