Re: CHAT: (no subject)

hi !
i want to write about an observation i do not know if it is fully
understandable, but hope to hear of your comments:

when we describe things with one word we view them more as a "unit"
than when we describe them with two or more words.
the more words we have to use the less it is viewed as a unit,
and the less it is used, and the less it is accepted by others.

lets assume a),b),c),d) mean exactly the same only its spelling is
different :

a) "hes a person of honor"
b) "hes a honorable person"
c) "hes a honor-person"
d) "hes a welati"  ("welati" has the same meaning like the three terms above)

we notice from a) downto d) that the term is becoming more and more a unit in our minds.
at least the different from a) to d) is immense.

its more a mental feeling.
how to call this effect ? semantic-unification-effect ?


regards,
c.s.

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