ATLAS OF LANGUAGE

AT-CORE-238-053 · ATLAS 251

Literacy and written discourse

A form of communication in which language is graphically fixed, spatially arranged, and detached from immediate time.

Explanation

A form of communication in which language is graphically fixed, spatially arranged, and detached from immediate time. It changes memory, planning, and revision through durable visibility.

Example

The thought can be annotated in the margin and reordered later.

Counterexample

Merely mentioning “Literacy and written discourse” 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 changes memory, planning, and revision through durable visibility.

Resonance

In the atlas, Literacy and written discourse 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.): „Literacy and written discourse“. Atlas der Sprache, AT-CORE-238-053. ATLAS 251, data model 1.6.0. https://atlasoflanguage.com/concept/AT-CORE-238-053

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