ATLAS OF LANGUAGE

AT-HAR7-0008 · ATLAS 251

Symploce

Combined repetition at the beginnings and endings of successive units.

Explanation

Variable middles are held between stable verbal shores.

Example

When language divides, it changes us; when language connects, it changes us.

Counterexample

Language can divide or connect, and it changes us.

Effect on thought and perception

Makes variation within a frame perceptible.

Resonance

Two recurring banks enclose different currents.

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Reich, Michael (Hrsg./ed.): „Symploce“. Atlas der Sprache, AT-HAR7-0008. ATLAS 251, data model 1.6.0. https://atlasoflanguage.com/concept/AT-HAR7-0008

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