Research Article

THE IDEA OF 'MULTIPLE MEANINGS' IN AL-JURJANI' S THEORY O F COMPOSITION

Number: 17 April 19, 2012
  • Muhammet Günaydın
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THE IDEA OF 'MULTIPLE MEANINGS' IN AL-JURJANI' S THEORY O F COMPOSITION

Abstract

Abd al-Qahir al-Jurjânî introduces an idea of 'multiple meanings' in the context of his theory of construction (na?m) where he analyzes Arabic syntactic structure and grammatical principles from a semantic point of view. His analysis represents an approach to grammar based on the formal functions of grammatical categories as they affect the surface structure of linguistic utterance {lafı), hence the meaning {mcfna) of a statement {kalâm). For him there is a multiple correspondences and interplay between structure of thought, deep structure and surface structure of a statement. From this standpoint, there is not only one 'meaning' in a text, instead, there are 'meanings' that intertwiningly coexist in one and the same text. The surface structure of the text itself, however, offers only a 'glimpse' of these 'multiple meanings' to a reader in accordance with his own conditions. 

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Muhammet Günaydın This is me

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April 19, 2012

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April 19, 2012

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Year 2008 Number: 17

APA
Günaydın, M. (2012). THE IDEA OF ’MULTIPLE MEANINGS’ IN AL-JURJANI’ S THEORY O F COMPOSITION. Journal of Istanbul University Faculty of Theology, 17, 127-143. https://izlik.org/JA66LM32RY
AMA
1.Günaydın M. THE IDEA OF ’MULTIPLE MEANINGS’ IN AL-JURJANI’ S THEORY O F COMPOSITION. Journal of Istanbul University Faculty of Theology. 2012;(17):127-143. https://izlik.org/JA66LM32RY
Chicago
Günaydın, Muhammet. 2012. “THE IDEA OF ’MULTIPLE MEANINGS’ IN AL-JURJANI’ S THEORY O F COMPOSITION”. Journal of Istanbul University Faculty of Theology, nos. 17: 127-43. https://izlik.org/JA66LM32RY.
EndNote
Günaydın M (April 1, 2012) THE IDEA OF ’MULTIPLE MEANINGS’ IN AL-JURJANI’ S THEORY O F COMPOSITION. Journal of Istanbul University Faculty of Theology 17 127–143.
IEEE
[1]M. Günaydın, “THE IDEA OF ’MULTIPLE MEANINGS’ IN AL-JURJANI’ S THEORY O F COMPOSITION”, Journal of Istanbul University Faculty of Theology, no. 17, pp. 127–143, Apr. 2012, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA66LM32RY
ISNAD
Günaydın, Muhammet. “THE IDEA OF ’MULTIPLE MEANINGS’ IN AL-JURJANI’ S THEORY O F COMPOSITION”. Journal of Istanbul University Faculty of Theology. 17 (April 1, 2012): 127-143. https://izlik.org/JA66LM32RY.
JAMA
1.Günaydın M. THE IDEA OF ’MULTIPLE MEANINGS’ IN AL-JURJANI’ S THEORY O F COMPOSITION. Journal of Istanbul University Faculty of Theology. 2012;:127–143.
MLA
Günaydın, Muhammet. “THE IDEA OF ’MULTIPLE MEANINGS’ IN AL-JURJANI’ S THEORY O F COMPOSITION”. Journal of Istanbul University Faculty of Theology, no. 17, Apr. 2012, pp. 127-43, https://izlik.org/JA66LM32RY.
Vancouver
1.Muhammet Günaydın. THE IDEA OF ’MULTIPLE MEANINGS’ IN AL-JURJANI’ S THEORY O F COMPOSITION. Journal of Istanbul University Faculty of Theology [Internet]. 2012 Apr. 1;(17):127-43. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA66LM32RY