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Diachronic and Synchronic
Diachronic and Synchronic are two logics of order, meaning and expression which oppose and/or complement one another.
Diachronic: the sequential
logic of a road
Synchronic: the all-at-once
logic of a pool
Diachronic |
Synchronic |
| Process | Structure |
| "What Comes After What" | "What Goes With What" |
| Cause and Effect Order | Associative Order (non-sequential) |
| Meaning from Plot, Sequence | Meaning from Proximity, Contrast and Similarity |
| Anticipation and Satisfaction | Connections and Patterns |
| Like a road you're traveling down | Like a pool of people and objects you climb into |
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