The concept of word economy between classic Arab rhetors and modern scholars : a comparative study
Other Title(s)
مفهوم "اقتصاد اللفظ" بين البلاغيين العرب القدماء و الدارسين الغربيين المحدثين : دراسة مقارنة
Author
Source
Association of Arab Universities Journal for Arts
Issue
Vol. 13, Issue 2 (31 Oct. 2016), pp.833-843, 11 p.
Publisher
Association of Arab universities The Scientific Society of Faculties of Arts
Publication Date
2016-10-31
Country of Publication
Jordan
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Languages & Comparative Literature
Arabic language and Literature
Topics
Abstract EN
The aim of this paper is to conduct a comparative study regarding word economy between Arab rhetors and modern scholars.
A number of opinions have been provided to explore how Arab rhetors deal with this issue-word economy- as a part of eloquence.
They have encouraged being economic, especially to what is attached to literature.
Despite the fact that Arab rhetors presented the idea, they do not have a clear vision to what is considered as economic.
Besides, modern scholars have studied the issue in details; they have differentiated between non-functional repetition in literature on the one hand, and wordiness as well as redundancy in practical writing on the other hand.
The concept agreed upon by the two parties is that word economy is about reducing the space whereas ideas should be perfectly expressed using the minimum number of words.
It is widely believed among rhetors that it is the meaning beyond the words is the aim, so it is better to use as less words as one could in order to achieve a functional piece of writing.
However, Arab rhetors disagree on what is more important: the words used or the meaning intended; consequently, the term “word economy”, especially regarding literature, arose to describe the quality of a written work.
Two parties processing the debate in the matter of word vs.
meaning can be noticed: the first one consists of rhetors who adopted the priority of selecting words over meaning, such as al Jāḥiẓ, Ibn al Athῑr and Ibn Qudāma whereas the second party is mainly presented by al Qāḍῑ al Jurjānῑ with his preference of meaning to selected words and his theory of the naẓm.
The current paper tries not only to investigate what is said about word economy among Arab rhetors but also to conduct a comparative study on how modern studies deal with the matter.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Isa, Rima Mahmud. 2016. The concept of word economy between classic Arab rhetors and modern scholars : a comparative study. Association of Arab Universities Journal for Arts،Vol. 13, no. 2, pp.833-843.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-746507
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Isa, Rima Mahmud. The concept of word economy between classic Arab rhetors and modern scholars : a comparative study. Association of Arab Universities Journal for Arts Vol. 13, no. 2 (Oct. 2016), pp.833-843.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-746507
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Isa, Rima Mahmud. The concept of word economy between classic Arab rhetors and modern scholars : a comparative study. Association of Arab Universities Journal for Arts. 2016. Vol. 13, no. 2, pp.833-843.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-746507
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 843
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BIM-746507