La polysémie et le Coran (original) (raw)

2005

Abstract

The linguistic phenomenon is linked both to linguistics and philosophy. The meaning multiplication process as seen in Koranic writings, which are regarded as a basic corpus, gives us the opportunity to analyse the Arabic language. Whether polysemy can be observed or not is irrefutable information about how open-minded or narrow-minded interpretations are, and consequently, how fruitful or weak understanding can be. We will first deal with the scope of polysemy from the viewpoint of linguistic characteristics concerning the Arabic language and its specificities. This will take us to the very core of the Koranic language as we decipher the way it switched from oral to written expression. We will then lay the emphasis on the bridges between the Koran and the Hadiths, between the language used to convey the expression of the sacred, and the secular use of language. We will make out the linguistic, social or political reasons that account for the prevailing of one meaning or another at s...

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