ATLAS OF LANGUAGE

AT-METZ2-0003 · ATLAS 251

Synesis

Grammatical agreement with intended meaning rather than the visible form of the controlling expression.

Explanation

Grammatical agreement with intended meaning rather than the visible form of the controlling expression. Shows intended world and grammatical surface competing for control.

Example

A crowd of people arrived and they stayed.

Counterexample

The people arrived and stayed.

Distinction

Unlike a random agreement error, synesis follows a recoverable semantic agreement.

Effect on thought and perception

Shows intended world and grammatical surface competing for control.

Resonance

The sentence obeys its inner image more strongly than its outer form.

Cite this entry

Reich, Michael (Hrsg./ed.): „Synesis“. Atlas der Sprache, AT-METZ2-0003. ATLAS 251, data model 1.6.0. https://atlasoflanguage.com/concept/AT-METZ2-0003

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