an analytical study concerning the nature of "connotation" from the grand āyatullāh borūjerdī's perspective

āyatullāh borūjerdī has an exquisite viewpoint regarding the nature of connotation: firstly, āyatullāh borūjerdī holds that connotation – unlike enunciation which is strictly dependent on the invention – is comprehended from the implications caused by the conditions of the speech. hence, he subcategorizes the connotation under the rational principles which run in volitional acts. ‎secondly, he reckons the uṣūlī's dispute here a major dispute. thirdly, he attributes his stance to the former uṣūlī scholars, and thereon, he criticizes shaykh anṣārī and his succeeding scholars. ‎all these three ideas are reviewed in this paper. this study also compares words employment theory in uṣūl al-fiqh with the theory of speech acts in the philosophy of language. āyatullāh borūjerdī's advertence to the behavioral aspect of the words employment is the subgrade of this comparison.