ATLAS OF LANGUAGE

AT-172-0025 · ATLAS 251

Topothesia

A vivid verbal description of an imagined place.

Explanation

A vivid verbal description of an imagined place. Its historical and functional boundary remains explicit in the source layer.

Example

The profile makes the form tangible through an original atlas example.

Counterexample

A mere label without the movement of thought characteristic of Topothesia.

Effect on thought and perception

Turns abstract relations into spatial experience.

Resonance

Transforms abstract relations into spatial experience. The concept thereby gains a verifiable place in the relational network.

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Reich, Michael (Hrsg./ed.): „Topothesia“. Atlas der Sprache, AT-172-0025. ATLAS 251, data model 1.6.0. https://atlasoflanguage.com/concept/AT-172-0025

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