ATLAS OF LANGUAGE

AT-CORE-238-037 · ATLAS 251

Evidentia

Rhetorical vividness that appears to place a subject before the eyes.

Explanation

Rhetorical vividness that appears to place a subject before the eyes. It transforms report into imagined presence.

Example

One sees the dust rise and hears the footsteps approach.

Counterexample

Merely mentioning “Evidentia” without the described function is not a sufficient example.

Distinction

Do not equate it with a narrower subtype or a merely adjacent concept; the defining function is decisive.

Effect on thought and perception

It transforms report into imagined presence.

Resonance

In the atlas, Evidentia forms a node joined by 3 previously unresolved reference lines.

Etymology

Technical core term; individual etymological review pending

Provenance

Unresolved relation network → core-concept review → Metzler/HWRh cross-check → ATLAS 238

Cite this entry

Reich, Michael (Hrsg./ed.): „Evidentia“. Atlas der Sprache, AT-CORE-238-037. ATLAS 251, data model 1.6.0. https://atlasoflanguage.com/concept/AT-CORE-238-037

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