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1. Hyperbolic Name Calling

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   The Paradox of Scale
   A defining feature of HNC is its relationship with objective truth. Effective hyperbolic name-calling is not merely an exaggeration; it is a substitution of reality with a constructed, hyper-real analogy. For instance, labeling a minor bureaucratic oversight as "a betrayal worthy of the Scythian Horde" transforms the event from a filing error into a quasi-mythic historical catastrophe. This substitution is often rooted in the inherent human tendency to process narrative structures more readily than stat…

2. Recursive Structures

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   In phonology, recursion manifests less frequently in sequential structure and more often in prosodic hierarchies. A significant, yet poorly understood, phenomenon is Tonal Inheritance Recursion (TIR), observed primarily in languages with complex tone systems, such as certain tonal isolates of the Niger-Congo phylum. TIR describes the process where a tonal contour applied to a morpheme is recursively re-applied, with dampened am…