Abstract
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE DECLENSION AND MEANING AND IT’S CONTRIBUTION TO THE MEANING IN ARABIC GRAMMAR STUDIES IN THE FIRST AND NEXT PERIOD
Abstract
The aim of this study is to try to explain the relation between declension and meaning and the ambiguity points in old and new Arabic grammatical studies. At first, opinions of the former linguists about the relation between declension and meaning are presented. Then it is tried to point out the separable and non-separable points of declension and meaning. Some examples are given to explain declension in details. This study suggests evaluating the relation between declension and meaning in a wider frame, such as the position of the declension and the positions of the words, beside the declension sign. From this viewpoint, this study tries to explain the relation between the meaning and declension, meanings of words and phrases, and declension positions in this framework. The study has concluded that the widespread understanding of “declension sign shows the meaning which is implied in the sentence” isn’t always true. The relation between meaning and declension is merely the sign of declension, and it is based on this essence.
Keywords
Key words: Meaning, declension, Arabic grammar, grammatical studies.
