ATLAS OF LANGUAGE

AT-HAR5-0005 · ATLAS 251

Synchysis

Deliberate interlacing of sentence elements that complicates their assignment.

Explanation

The sentence must be untangled before its relations become clear.

Example

Soft the voices, the paths dark, carried the night.

Counterexample

The night carried the soft voices over dark paths.

Effect on thought and perception

Turns ordering into an active act of reading.

Resonance

Lines cross before their endpoints become recognisable.

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Reich, Michael (Hrsg./ed.): „Synchysis“. Atlas der Sprache, AT-HAR5-0005. ATLAS 251, data model 1.6.0. https://atlasoflanguage.com/concept/AT-HAR5-0005

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