A word’s established assignment to a meaning is one question; the way a speaker uses it in a particular sentence is another. Context may affect how an expression is understood in use.
The source’s marginal explanation indicates that this first classification does not primarily ask whether an expression is being used literally or figuratively, or whether its meaning is plain or obscure. Its first focus is the underlying assignment of wording to meaning.
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The Book of Allah and the Particular Expression (Khass)
A word’s established assignment to a meaning is one question; the way a speaker uses it in a particular sentence is another. Context may affect how an expression is understood in use.
The source’s marginal explanation indicates that this first classification does not primarily ask whether an expression is being used literally or figuratively, or whether its meaning is plain or obscure. Its first focus is the underlying assignment of wording to meaning.