artistic language
- noun
- /ɑrˈtɪstɪk ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ/
- Literature
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lenguaje artístico
- The filmmaker used an artistic language that combined visuals and music to express her themes uniquely.
Examples
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What these artists produce is not only art; it is memory that has been collectively preserved through an artistic language that is capable of creating an interactive social context because they share their personal experiences with their readers, who recognize them both historically and politically.
Academic text (2007) -
The author created an artistic language for her fantasy novel that added depth to the world she built.
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Many poets invent an artistic language to enhance their imagery and evoke emotions in their readers.
Synonyms
A language people create for art and stories
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun phrase is straightforwardly compositional: 'artistic' (related to art or beauty) modifies 'language' (a system of communication), so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer it means a language with artistic/aesthetic qualities. While the term can be used in a narrower technical sense for constructed languages, the basic meaning is directly derivable from the constituents.
Etymology
The noun artistic language comes from the image of someone making a language like a piece of art: artistic means creative and beautiful, and language is the words and rules they build. So it refers to a made-up language created 'for art' or 'for beauty'.
