Quantitative Scalarity in Arabic Language

Abstract

Quantitative Scalarity is a semantic phenomenon that has not received sufficient attention in Arabic linguistic studies. It falls within the scope of the problematic area of echelons or grades as a natural linguistic phenomenon. Since the emergence of the maxim of "Quantity" in contemporary pragmatic studies, there is an increasing interest in such studies by linguists. The purpose of this article is twofold: firstly, the underlying concept of this phenomenon with respect to the concept of "Quantum" is investigated; secondly, its distinctive characteristics will be specified by giving examples that reveal the importance of those concepts in the linguistic analysis, and its role in the implications of discourse.