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The tensive model is an analytical tool used in post-Greimasian semiotics. In the tensive model, any given value is constituted by combining two "valencies" (dimensions): intensity and extent (range). Extent is the range over which intensity applies; it corresponds to quantity, variety, and the spatial or temporal range of phenomena. Intensity and extent are each subject to variation on a continuous scale from zero to the maximum (or even infinity). The tensive model is generally represented visually by a graph: intensity is placed on the ordinate, and extent on the abscissa. On this graph, any given phenomenon may occupy one or more positions. Two types of correlation exist between intensity and extent. The correlation is said to be converse, or direct, if (1) an increase in one of the two valencies is accompanied by an increase in the other and (2) a decrease in one valency leads to a decrease in the other. The correlation is said to be inverse if an increase in one of the two valencies is accompanied by a decrease in the other, and vice versa. In this paper, for the first time, we used tensive semiotics in the analysis of the Quranic discourse, through the analysis of "Kiramat" (dignity) in the Holy Quran.
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