verbaalisiin
Verbaalisiin is a conceptual term used in theoretical linguistics and literary analysis to refer to a class of speech practices that foreground verbal form, cadence, and sound patterning as primary vehicles of meaning. In verbaalisiin discourse, the arrangement of words, rhythmic repetition, and prosodic shaping are treated as constitutive of sense, sometimes more than their propositional content. The term is a neologism, formed from a root related to words and a suffix suggesting belonging. It is primarily employed in niche scholarly discussions and in the critique of worldbuilding in speculative fiction.
In analysis, verbaalisiin features include heightened prosody, deliberate alliteration or rhyme, structured turn-taking that creates musicality,
Critics argue that the concept can risk overstating stylistic variation and veering into essentialism about cultures
See also: pragmatics, rhetoric, sociolinguistics, discourse analysis, prosody.