The Emergence Machine

Slang

abstract · linguistics · Level 12 · E9

E9Cultures

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

slang emerges from language + pattern.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “slang”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin language
eng

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL12L11L10L9L7L2L1L0SlangLexicon LingMorphology LingMorphemeLanguage… intermediate l…FormInformationLifeProcessActionChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesHasbianL13SlangL12LanguageL7Lexicon LingL11E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Language L7 (definitional)
    Language is part of the definition of slang.
  • Lexicon Ling L11 (requires)
    Slang is informal vocabulary and expressions used within specific social groups.

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