ATLAS OF LANGUAGE

AT-CORE-239-006 · ATLAS 251

Authority

Recognised power of validity or decision held by a person, institution, tradition, or source.

Explanation

Recognised power of validity or decision held by a person, institution, tradition, or source. It asks why a voice receives belief, obedience, or special weight.

Example

Here the recommendation persuades mainly through the speaker's office.

Counterexample

Merely mentioning “Authority” without the described function is not a sufficient example.

Distinction

Do not equate it with a narrower subtype or a merely adjacent concept; the defining function is decisive.

Effect on thought and perception

It asks why a voice receives belief, obedience, or special weight.

Resonance

In the atlas, Authority forms a node joined by 2 previously unresolved reference lines.

Etymology

Technical core term; individual etymological review pending

Provenance

Unresolved relation network → second core-concept review → Metzler/HWRh cross-check → ATLAS 239

Cite this entry

Reich, Michael (Hrsg./ed.): „Authority“. Atlas der Sprache, AT-CORE-239-006. ATLAS 251, data model 1.6.0. https://atlasoflanguage.com/concept/AT-CORE-239-006

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