Why "Inability to Verbalize" Exists: A Discussion of the Other Realm Just Before That Vague Feeling

I can't quite put it into words.

When asked for an opinion at a meeting. When you want to convey this feeling to someone. When you've grasped something from reading a book, but then try to explain it to someone.

It's in my head, but I can't find the words.

Why does this hazy or unclear feeling arise?

And there is a deeper question.Why do things that cannot be verbalized exist in the first place?。

There are two layers to "cannot articulate."

Technical issues and structural issues

There are actually experiences that make you feel "unable to verbalize" Two layers exists

One is,The problem of choosing wordsI have a sensation in my mind, but I can't find the right words to describe it. This can be improved with training. Writing a diary, explaining things to others, or summarizing them on a single A4 page – these are all areas that many books and methods have already presented.

Another is on a completely different level.

That is,Something that exists only before it becomes words. The fact is that it exists. It's not a technical problem. It's not a vocabulary problem.Structurally, the ineffable domain but it is spreading around our cognition.

A vague area that cannot even be recognized.

By the time you can point to it and say "I don't know," it's already too late.

When you hear "things that cannot be put into words," people generally think of two kinds of things.

One of them is "A feeling not yet put into wordsThis is something that is already within me, vague but can be put into words with effort.

Another one isThe unknownUnknown facts, concepts not yet learned. These can also be discovered through research.

However, that Neither domain It exists. A realm so nebulous one cannot even be consciously aware of it. A structure so undefined, one cannot even name it as "unknown."

Because the moment you feel "unclear," you are already halfway into the realm of meaning. The moment you can name it as "unknown," it has been added to the list of "knowable things."

That In front of you How should I handle this?

The statement Z = D + iD

An iceberg folds inward, not outward, below the surface of the sea.

Within the framework of the village chief, the existence of the target is described as follows.

Z = D + iD

Here, D represents the entirety of structures that hold meaning at the present moment. iD represents the structural surplus prior to the emergence of meaning. Both coexist as two independent dimensions.

Most things described as "inexpressible" are actually on the side of D. The vocabulary just hasn't caught up yet; they already exist within the realm of meaning.

In contrast, iDThe realm that cannot even be expressed as "inexpressible" It refers to. Just as the submerged part of an iceberg is "part of the iceberg" rather than "outside the iceberg," iD exists as an unsegmented layer folded inside the object.

Why is this distinction important?

A question for an era that makes "the unspeakable" non-existent

Why is this distinction important?

is that modern times have everything Verbalization, datafication, visualization This is because we are rushing into action. An unspoken assumption, "What cannot be put into words does not exist," has become implicitly shared.

But in reality, when we think, create, or live something, that activity is always Something that doesn't make sense yet am in contact with.

The moments we feel "unable to verbalize" are when we touch upon the existence of this realm.

It's not a matter of ability, but ratherThis is a matter of a domain that cannot be expressed structurally.。

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