ATLAS OF LANGUAGE

AT-HAR7-0004 · ATLAS 251

Ecphonesis

An exclamation that makes strong emotion erupt in speech.

Explanation

Emotion is performed rather than merely described.

Example

How suddenly this meaning lights up!

Counterexample

The meaning lights up suddenly.

Effect on thought and perception

Turns representation into an audible event.

Resonance

A single impulse rises above the baseline volume of the stream of language.

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Reich, Michael (Hrsg./ed.): „Ecphonesis“. Atlas der Sprache, AT-HAR7-0004. ATLAS 251, data model 1.6.0. https://atlasoflanguage.com/concept/AT-HAR7-0004

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