Dynamic of Semantic Deviation in the Holy Quran, between Usage and Depth of Signification
Deviation is an exciting rhetorical method because it creates a semantic effect on the recipient, taking him to more spacious spaces, and reflections that are more profound in terms of meaning and significance. It looks at the linguistic function as an interactive function between the creator, the text and the recipient, and not a set of rules that deal with language as templates can neither be changed nor departed from. The deviation loads the text with connotations that cannot be understood by the recipient if he follows the path of the normal, familiar and non-shifting stereotype. The deviation is most eloquent when it comes with the Qur’anic text and presents the Qur’anic image, so this semantic shift makes it more meaningful than other ordinary images. This article, usind a descriptive-analytical method, tries to shed light on deviation in the Holy Quran as an important aspect of Quranic style to prove the domination of the Qur’anic style on other utterances and human speech. Results show that when it deviates from the familiar linguistic and semantic context, the verses of the Holy Quran acquire a wider dimension of meaning and its signification becomes more expressive, deeper and wider with different connotations.