البنية الدلالية والبنية الإيقاعية فى قصيدة النثر أحلام ظلىخِلمًنِْا د طِليٌ أنموذجًا للشاعر روبين بيت شموئيل The semantic structure and the rhythmic structure in the prose poem "the DREAMS of MY SHADOW" as a model for the poet "Robin Bet Shmuel"

Fāsila is a termed used to denote the last word in each Qur'anic āya. In this article, we explore this Qur'anic usage, examining in particular the connection between the choice of word, its semantic and rhythmic role in its immediate context, and its wider signification in the narrative. Previous writers on the subject drew attention to the apparent similarity between the fāṣila and the rhythmic schemes of poetry and rhyming prose. We argue that tire fāṣila, while certainly playing a role in the rhythmic structure of the text, has a wider significance, and that an examination of each occurrence underlines the organic connection between the ‘content’ of each sentence and its fāṣila. In a number of instances, it can be shown that the fāṣila and the rhythmic and semantic demands of the narrative account for differences between standard usage and the Qur'anic text. We discuss a number of specific instances of fāṣila, and, examine these in the light of the views of classical exegetes on this feature of the Qur'an.

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Semantic structure and meaning within agentive nominal compounds: Evidence from French and Swedish

WORD Structure ◽

10.3366/word.2010.0004 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. 181-204 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Maria Rosenberg

Keyword(s):

Semantic Structure ◽

Semantic Roles ◽

Nominal Compounds

This study addresses agentive nominal compounds in French and Swedish containing N and V constituents. French has only one such compound, VN, whereas Swedish has at least four, NV-are, NV-a, NV and VN. The study explores the semantic characteristics of their constituents and their semantic structures. Formal aspects are also considered within a lexeme-based morphology. The analysis shows that, although French and Swedish compounds differ formally, they share more or less the same semantics. Their V constituent takes one or more arguments, and their N constituents display several semantic roles. Semantically, the compounds generally denote an Actor of verbs taking two arguments, and the N constituents denote an Undergoer, except in Swedish VN compounds, which denote an entity which fills the same role as that of the N constituent, generally an Actor. Non argumental interpretations, such as Place or Event, are less frequent. In conclusion, the study can have typological value for the semantics of agentive nominal compounds.1

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