Explanation
An immediate, often pointed response to a preceding utterance or challenge. It takes up the opponent's wording or line of attack and changes the social situation through a countermove.
Example
To the accusation You never listen she replies: I just repeated every word you said.
Counterexample
Merely mentioning “Rejoinder” without the described function is not a sufficient example.
Distinction
Dialogism may stage an exchange within a text; a rejoinder is the concrete responsive move.
Effect on thought and perception
It takes up the opponent's wording or line of attack and changes the social situation through a countermove.
Resonance
In the atlas, Rejoinder 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.): „Rejoinder“. Atlas der Sprache, AT-CORE-244-006. ATLAS 251, data model 1.6.0. https://atlasoflanguage.com/concept/AT-CORE-244-006The address remains stable; editorial content may evolve. A verified modification date per entry is not yet available. Include your access date for precise references.