ATLAS OF LANGUAGE

AT-NAR-W0189 · ATLAS 251

Anagnorisis

A narrative moment of recognition in which identity, relation, or the meaning of prior events becomes newly visible.

Explanation

A narrative moment of recognition in which identity, relation, or the meaning of prior events becomes newly visible. It reorganises the past from a changed point of understanding.

Example

The concept becomes visible in use and can be followed as a movement of interpretation.

Counterexample

Recognition is a structural reversal of knowledge, not simply the arrival of new information.

Distinction

Recognition is a structural reversal of knowledge, not simply the arrival of new information.

Effect on thought and perception

It reorganises the past from a changed point of understanding.

Resonance

It reorganises the past from a changed point of understanding.

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Reich, Michael (Hrsg./ed.): „Anagnorisis“. Atlas der Sprache, AT-NAR-W0189. ATLAS 251, data model 1.6.0. https://atlasoflanguage.com/concept/AT-NAR-W0189

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