The Presuppositional Grammatical Argument According to Al-Asbahani: The Ellipsis of The Subject As A Model/ الحجة الافتراضية النحوية عند الاصبهاني، إضمار الفاعل أنموذجًا

Raqia Ali Aboud Ibrahim, Rafa Khalf Jasim

Abstract


This research revolves around an attempt to decipher the presuppositional (rational and analogical) methodology adopted by the grammarian Al-Asbahani in arguing grammatical issues, by taking the issue of "The Ellipsis of the Subject" as an applied model. The study has revealed that Al-Asbahani was not merely a transmitter of opinions, but rather a proficient grammarian who had his own principles upon which he built his judgments. The researcher identified a number of issues in which Al-Asbahani contradicted the well-known sayings of other grammarians, relying on presuppositional arguments related to the meanings of words, or analogizing them to their counterparts, or removing ambiguity from the intended meaning. Al-Asbahani's ingenuity is evident in his tracing of the subtleties of Qur'anic and poetic usage, and analyzing them with precise rational analysis, to justify the ruling of omitting or mentioning the subject, in a way that achieves the rhetorical and syntactic purpose of the Arabic sentence. This research seeks to achieve a set of goals, including: Deducing the concept of the presuppositional argument in Al-Asbahani's thought, by tracing his methodology in arguing grammatical issues through reason and analogy, away from mere transmission, and conducting an applied study of "The Ellipsis of the Subject," by inventorying its forms (obligatory, permissible, and impermissible) as conceived by Al-Asbahani.

Keywords


Grammatical; Presuppositional Argument; Ellipsis of the Subject; according to Al-Asbahani; Model

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18860/ijazarabi.v9i4.41468

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