ATLAS OF LANGUAGE

AT-HAR8-0017 · ATLAS 251

Chronographia

Vivid representation of a time, period or phase.

Explanation

Light, rhythm and atmosphere give abstract time a perceptible form.

Example

It was the hour when screens went dark and the first birds tested the silence.

Counterexample

It was five in the morning.

Effect on thought and perception

Situates expectation in a temporal world.

Resonance

A point in time acquires colour, temperature, and rhythm.

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Reich, Michael (Hrsg./ed.): „Chronographia“. Atlas der Sprache, AT-HAR8-0017. ATLAS 251, data model 1.6.0. https://atlasoflanguage.com/concept/AT-HAR8-0017

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