ATLAS OF LANGUAGE

AT-HAR8-0007 · ATLAS 251

Catacosmesis

Ordering words or ideas from greater or higher to lesser.

Explanation

Rank and intensity become a descending verbal movement.

Example

Continents, countries, cities, rooms, a single word.

Counterexample

Rooms, continents, words, and cities.

Effect on thought and perception

Translates evaluation into sequence.

Resonance

The movement of language descends step by step into smaller scales.

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Reich, Michael (Hrsg./ed.): „Catacosmesis“. Atlas der Sprache, AT-HAR8-0007. ATLAS 251, data model 1.6.0. https://atlasoflanguage.com/concept/AT-HAR8-0007

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