ATLAS OF LANGUAGE

AT-DEP1-0003 · ATLAS 251

Meaning fusion

Formation of a new overall meaning when semantic components in a combination are no longer processed separately.

Explanation

Formation of a new overall meaning when semantic components in a combination are no longer processed separately. Reveals how understanding builds a whole whose sense can no longer be fully reversed into its parts.

Example

The expression time window is understood as a unified space of opportunity.

Counterexample

A mere label without the described formal or conceptual movement.

Distinction

Distinguish from Komposition; the neighbouring concept remains connected as a crossway.

Effect on thought and perception

Reveals how understanding builds a whole whose sense can no longer be fully reversed into its parts.

Resonance

Reveals how understanding builds a whole whose sense can no longer be fully reversed into its parts.

Cite this entry

Reich, Michael (Hrsg./ed.): „Meaning fusion“. Atlas der Sprache, AT-DEP1-0003. ATLAS 251, data model 1.6.0. https://atlasoflanguage.com/concept/AT-DEP1-0003

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