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thatsetzen

Thatsetzen is a neologism that has appeared sporadically in internet discussions about referential expression but has not been adopted into formal linguistic terminology. The term is not recorded in major dictionaries or in widely cited linguistic literature. Its usage and meaning vary among authors, and there is no official definition.

Etymology and sense commonly proposed by writers suggest a blend of the English demonstrative that with the

Definition and proposed uses are informal and speculative. In ad hoc discussions, thatsetzen is described as

Status and reception: The term remains informal and unofficial, with little to no presence in scholarly sources.

See also: Demonstratives, Referents, Discourse markers, Indexicality.

German
verb
setzen
(to
set,
to
place).
The
metaphor
implied
is
“to
place
that
(referent)
in
focus.”
Because
there
is
no
authoritative
etymology,
many
uses
treat
it
as
a
casual
shorthand
rather
than
a
technically
defined
operation.
the
act
of
anchoring
a
referent
in
a
discourse
model
or
memory
by
designating
it
with
a
demonstrative
that
marks
it
as
salient.
In
other
readings,
it
is
viewed
as
a
playful
label
for
a
pattern
of
using
that
to
cue
a
reference.
The
lack
of
a
standard
definition
means
examples
are
inconsistent
and
not
suitable
for
rigorous
analysis.
Readers
encountering
thatsetzen
should
treat
it
as
a
nonstandard
or
experimental
designation
rather
than
established
terminology
in
linguistics
or
philosophy
of
language.