THE UNIVERSAL GRAMMATICAL RULES: ISSUES OF TERMINOLOGY, ESSENCE, AND CLASSIFICATION

Abstract

The term "universal grammatical rules" was coined by later researchers and was not established by grammarians of the first five Hijri centuries. Instead, early and advanced grammarians used the terms "principles" and "rules" to express issues representing a universal law composed of a universal subject, a universal predicate, and a judgment. Our research aims to study these principles and rules from an epistemological perspective to understand their origins, the evolution of their concepts, and the most suitable logical linguistic formulations for articulating these principles and rules. Should the rule apply to all its particulars? Can major rules encompass minor rules? What is the importance of terminology science in distinguishing between terms and words claimed to indicate principles and rules? Can major rules suffice without minor rules? What is the value of linking the study of principles to general grammar and general linguistics? What is the ultimate goal of the science of grammatical principles?