ATLAS OF LANGUAGE

AT-HAR5-0004 · ATLAS 251

Scesis onomaton

A dense sequence of coordinate words or phrases, often without a finite verb.

Explanation

Naming replaces explicit grammatical linkage.

Example

Night. Breath. Footsteps in the hall.

Counterexample

At night, footsteps were heard in the hall.

Effect on thought and perception

Makes readers construct relations for themselves.

Resonance

Separate word impulses begin to resonate across their gaps.

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Reich, Michael (Hrsg./ed.): „Scesis onomaton“. Atlas der Sprache, AT-HAR5-0004. ATLAS 251, data model 1.6.0. https://atlasoflanguage.com/concept/AT-HAR5-0004

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