ATLAS OF LANGUAGE

AT-CORE-244-004 · ATLAS 251

Reditus

A return movement in discourse to an earlier point of departure, motif, or line of thought.

Explanation

A return movement in discourse to an earlier point of departure, motif, or line of thought. It makes progression perceptible as circle or resumption: what came before reappears, altered by what intervened.

Example

After a long digression, the speech returns to the question posed at the beginning.

Counterexample

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

Distinction

Ring composition organises an entire work symmetrically; reditus denotes the specific movement of return.

Effect on thought and perception

It makes progression perceptible as circle or resumption: what came before reappears, altered by what intervened.

Resonance

In the atlas, Reditus closes 1 previously unresolved reference line(s) and opens controlled paths of thought.

Etymology

Technical core term; individual etymological review pending

Provenance

ATLAS 241 residual-case triage → profile candidate 241-C → source and neighbourhood cross-check → ATLAS 244

Cite this entry

Reich, Michael (Hrsg./ed.): „Reditus“. Atlas der Sprache, AT-CORE-244-004. ATLAS 251, data model 1.6.0. https://atlasoflanguage.com/concept/AT-CORE-244-004

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