The Possibility of Unspoken/Implied Vaz‘: Can the Signifier and Signified in Language be the Same Thing? An Evaluation in the Context of Tashkubrîzâdah Ahmed Efendi’s Nuzhat al-alhâz fî adem wad‘ al-alfâz li al-alfâz
Tashkubrîzâdah, in his risalah called “Nuzhat al-alhâz fî adem wad‘ al-alfâz li al-alfâz”, examined an issue that was previously discussed between al-Taftazani (d. 792/1390) and Sayyid Sharif (d. 816/1413) whether “wad‘” is in question when the words do not convey a specific meaning and refer direct...
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| description | Tashkubrîzâdah, in his risalah called “Nuzhat al-alhâz fî adem wad‘ al-alfâz li al-alfâz”, examined an issue that was previously discussed between al-Taftazani (d. 792/1390) and Sayyid Sharif (d. 816/1413) whether “wad‘” is in question when the words do not convey a specific meaning and refer directly to themselves. al-Taftazani defends the idea that all the words that are established to show a certain meaning in language are also established for themselves. However, unlike the phenomenon of wad‘ in the known sense, this does not contain any intention to signify any meaning and takes place in the tacit of the former. Contrary to this view, Sayyid Sharif argues that in cases where the words refer directly to themselves -intentionally or unintentionally- there cannot be any mention of the phenomenon of wad‘. Ali Kuşçu conversely, adopted al-Taftazani’s approach and based this view on some of its results and also made some criticisms of Sayyid Sharif. Contrarily Tashkubrîzâdah, adopted the view put forward by Sayyid Sharif and successfully answered Kuşçu’s criticisms. The author briefly summarizes Sayyid Sharif’s statements and then provides justifications for them. He builds the narrative in this section based on three different types of provision (al-hukm). Subsequently, the author lists his objections to Kuşçu’s explanations in ten points and discusses each objection. Although the discussion of unspoken/implied wad‘ is not one of the main issues of the discipline, it is important in terms of clearly revealing the nature and conceptual content of the phenomenon of wad‘. Furthermore, as Nuzhat al-alhâz constitutes one of the remarkable examples of the risalah tradition in Ottoman intellectual life, it is important to understand it. In interpreting the Nuzhat al-alhâz, this article examines the historical origins of the debate, comperatively analyzes the views of the parties and expatiates on the development of the issue by following the subject. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e535900eae4541f9be66c529232234132025-08-20T02:15:19ZaraIstanbul University Pressİslam Tetkikleri Dergisi2717-69672021-10-0111260363810.26650/iuitd.2021.959127123456The Possibility of Unspoken/Implied Vaz‘: Can the Signifier and Signified in Language be the Same Thing? An Evaluation in the Context of Tashkubrîzâdah Ahmed Efendi’s Nuzhat al-alhâz fî adem wad‘ al-alfâz li al-alfâzAbdullah Yıldırım0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1915-4662İstanbul Medeniyet Üniversitesi, İstanbul, TürkiyeTashkubrîzâdah, in his risalah called “Nuzhat al-alhâz fî adem wad‘ al-alfâz li al-alfâz”, examined an issue that was previously discussed between al-Taftazani (d. 792/1390) and Sayyid Sharif (d. 816/1413) whether “wad‘” is in question when the words do not convey a specific meaning and refer directly to themselves. al-Taftazani defends the idea that all the words that are established to show a certain meaning in language are also established for themselves. However, unlike the phenomenon of wad‘ in the known sense, this does not contain any intention to signify any meaning and takes place in the tacit of the former. Contrary to this view, Sayyid Sharif argues that in cases where the words refer directly to themselves -intentionally or unintentionally- there cannot be any mention of the phenomenon of wad‘. Ali Kuşçu conversely, adopted al-Taftazani’s approach and based this view on some of its results and also made some criticisms of Sayyid Sharif. Contrarily Tashkubrîzâdah, adopted the view put forward by Sayyid Sharif and successfully answered Kuşçu’s criticisms. The author briefly summarizes Sayyid Sharif’s statements and then provides justifications for them. He builds the narrative in this section based on three different types of provision (al-hukm). Subsequently, the author lists his objections to Kuşçu’s explanations in ten points and discusses each objection. Although the discussion of unspoken/implied wad‘ is not one of the main issues of the discipline, it is important in terms of clearly revealing the nature and conceptual content of the phenomenon of wad‘. Furthermore, as Nuzhat al-alhâz constitutes one of the remarkable examples of the risalah tradition in Ottoman intellectual life, it is important to understand it. In interpreting the Nuzhat al-alhâz, this article examines the historical origins of the debate, comperatively analyzes the views of the parties and expatiates on the development of the issue by following the subject.https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/EC6C6CB6668F43209A96863AE28D3DE4unspoken/implied wad‘al-taftazanisayyid shariftashkubrîzâdah |
| spellingShingle | Abdullah Yıldırım The Possibility of Unspoken/Implied Vaz‘: Can the Signifier and Signified in Language be the Same Thing? An Evaluation in the Context of Tashkubrîzâdah Ahmed Efendi’s Nuzhat al-alhâz fî adem wad‘ al-alfâz li al-alfâz İslam Tetkikleri Dergisi unspoken/implied wad‘ al-taftazani sayyid sharif tashkubrîzâdah |
| title | The Possibility of Unspoken/Implied Vaz‘: Can the Signifier and Signified in Language be the Same Thing? An Evaluation in the Context of Tashkubrîzâdah Ahmed Efendi’s Nuzhat al-alhâz fî adem wad‘ al-alfâz li al-alfâz |
| title_full | The Possibility of Unspoken/Implied Vaz‘: Can the Signifier and Signified in Language be the Same Thing? An Evaluation in the Context of Tashkubrîzâdah Ahmed Efendi’s Nuzhat al-alhâz fî adem wad‘ al-alfâz li al-alfâz |
| title_fullStr | The Possibility of Unspoken/Implied Vaz‘: Can the Signifier and Signified in Language be the Same Thing? An Evaluation in the Context of Tashkubrîzâdah Ahmed Efendi’s Nuzhat al-alhâz fî adem wad‘ al-alfâz li al-alfâz |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Possibility of Unspoken/Implied Vaz‘: Can the Signifier and Signified in Language be the Same Thing? An Evaluation in the Context of Tashkubrîzâdah Ahmed Efendi’s Nuzhat al-alhâz fî adem wad‘ al-alfâz li al-alfâz |
| title_short | The Possibility of Unspoken/Implied Vaz‘: Can the Signifier and Signified in Language be the Same Thing? An Evaluation in the Context of Tashkubrîzâdah Ahmed Efendi’s Nuzhat al-alhâz fî adem wad‘ al-alfâz li al-alfâz |
| title_sort | possibility of unspoken implied vaz can the signifier and signified in language be the same thing an evaluation in the context of tashkubrizadah ahmed efendi s nuzhat al alhaz fi adem wad al alfaz li al alfaz |
| topic | unspoken/implied wad‘ al-taftazani sayyid sharif tashkubrîzâdah |
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