The Emergence Machine

Discourse

abstract · linguistics · Level 10 · E9

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Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

Trace. Question. Emerge.

Emergence definition

discourse emerges from language + pattern.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “discourse” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Historical origin

Origin language
lat

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL10L9L8L7L2L1L0DiscoursePragmaticsSemanticsLanguage… intermediate l…FormInformationLifeStructureActionChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

used byprerequisitesLectureL11DiscourseL10LanguageL7PragmaticsL9E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Language L7 (requires)
    Discourse involves the use of language to convey meaning.
  • Pragmatics L9 (requires)
    Discourse is extended communication that requires understanding of pragmatics and context.

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