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Narrative applies to Communication. Activate to inspect this relation.Plot is part of Narrative. Activate to inspect this relation.Communication depends on Language. Activate to inspect this relation.Speech act applies to Communication. Activate to inspect this relation.Point of view influences Narrative voice. Activate to inspect this relation.Narrative voice influences Characterization. Activate to inspect this relation.Story and Discourse is part of Narrative. Activate to inspect this relation.Plot is part of Story and Discourse. Activate to inspect this relation.Narrator is part of Narrative. Activate to inspect this relation.Narrative Perspective depends on Focalization. Activate to inspect this relation.Focalization constrains Narrator. Activate to inspect this relation.Narrative voice is part of Narrator. Activate to inspect this relation.Diegesis is part of Narrative. Activate to inspect this relation.Unreliable Narrator is a Narrator. Activate to inspect this relation.Narrative Perspective depends on Narrator. Activate to inspect this relation.FocalizationNarratorNarrative PerspectiveNarrativeNarrative voiceUnreliable NarratorCommunicationPlotStory and DiscourseDiegesisCharacterizationPoint of viewLanguageSpeech act
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Focalization

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At a glance

Focalization is the perspectival restriction of narrative information to a particular point of view.

Disciplines
Narratology
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Insights from this view

Structural observations about the concepts shown here — descriptions of this graph, not claims about the world.

  • This view connects 8 disciplines: Communication Science, Creative Writing, Culture, Dramaturgy, Linguistics, Narratology, Philosophy, Pragmatics.
  • Communication is a bridge concept — viewed here through Communication Science, Linguistics.
  • The connections here span 4 relation families.

Relationships as a list

The focused concept’s relationships. Pick another concept in the graph above to update this list.

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A lens is a deterministic projection of the graph. Pick a discipline, thinking pattern or journey to reframe the whole view.

By discipline

ChemistryBiologyPhysicsMathematicsComputer ScienceGeologyMineralogyEconomics

By thinking pattern

Bayesian updatingCause and effectCompoundingConservationConstraintsDefense in depthDiffusion & spreadEmergenceEnergy transformationEntropy & irreversibilityEquilibriumFeedback loopIncentivesInformationLevels & hierarchyModularityNetworksOptimizationOscillationProbabilityRecursion & self-similarityScaleSignal vs noiseSource–pathway–receptorStocks and flowsSymmetry & invarianceThresholds & tipping pointsTrade-offsTriangulationVariation & selectionWaves

By journey

From a Leaf to the ClimateWhy Music Moves UsHow Machines LearnReasoning about a Leaf and the Climate

Concept collections

Concept collections are curated lenses onto the fabric — themed sets of ideas that recur across disciplines. They are not journeys; they are a way to read the graph.

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What this is

Start from one concept and expand outward. The view never shows everything at once — click a node to refocus, filter by relationship type, or switch to an accessible list.

One fabric

3750 concepts and 5051 typed relations form one connected component — no isolated silo.

How to read it

Focus a concept, or apply a lens (discipline, mental model, journey) to see only the threads that matter.