ATLAS OF LANGUAGE

AT-HAR6-0005 · ATLAS 251

Catabasis

Arrangement in decreasing force or importance.

Explanation

A controlled descent can create sobriety, dissolution or comedy.

Example

A world, a country, a house, a silent table.

Counterexample

A house stands in a country.

Effect on thought and perception

Changes scale and expectation through directed decrease.

Resonance

The stream loses height and volume step by step.

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Reich, Michael (Hrsg./ed.): „Catabasis“. Atlas der Sprache, AT-HAR6-0005. ATLAS 251, data model 1.6.0. https://atlasoflanguage.com/concept/AT-HAR6-0005

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