Conflation occurs when the identities of two or more individuals, concepts, or places, sharing some characteristics of one another, become confused until there seems to be only a single identity.

Contents 1 Language 1.1 Congruent conflations 1.2 Incongruent conflations 1.3 Humor 2 Logic 3 Cartography 4 Physics 5 Examples 6 External links 7 See also

Language

In language, idiom conflation is the amalgamation of two different expressions. A language is a dynamic set of visual auditory or tactile Symbols of Communication and the elements used to manipulate them An idiom is a Phrase whose meaning cannot be deduced from the literal Definition, but refers instead to a figurative meaning that is known only In most cases, the combination results in a new expression that makes little sense literally, but clearly expresses an idea because it references well-known idioms. All conflations fit into one of two major categories: congruent conflations and incongruent conflations.

Congruent conflations

Congruent conflations are the more ideal, and more sought-after, examples of the concept. These occur when the two root expressions reflect similar thoughts. For example, “look who’s calling the kettle black” can be formed using the root expressions “look who’s talking” and "the pot calling the kettle black. The phrase " Pot calling the kettle black " is an Idiom, used to accuse another speaker of Hypocrisy, in that the speaker disparages the subject for a " These root expressions really mean the same thing: they are both a friendly way to point out hypocritical behavior. Hypocrisy (or the state of being a hypocrite) is the act of preaching a certain belief religion or way of life but not in fact holding these same virtues oneself Of course, "Look who's calling the kettle black" does not directly imply anything, yet the implication is understood because the conflation clearly refers to two known idioms.

Incongruent conflations

Incongruent conflation occurs when the root expressions do not mean the same thing, but share a common word or theme. For example, “a bull in a candy store” can be formed from the root expressions “a kid in a candy store” and “a bull in a china shop. ” The former root expression paints a picture of someone who is extraordinarily happy and excited, whereas the latter root brings to mind the image of a person who is extremely clumsy. The conflation expresses both of these ideas at the same time without making the speaker’s intention entirely clear.

Humor

Idiom conflation has been used as a source of humor in certain situations. For example, the Mexican character El Chapulín Colorado once said

"Mas vale pájaro en mano que dios lo ayudará. El Chapulín Colorado is a Television series, created and played by Roberto Gomez Bolaños also known as Chespirito, a successful Mexican comedian and . . no, no. . . Dios ayuda al que vuela como pájaro. . . no. . . bueno, la idea es esa. "

meaning

"A bird in the hand will get the worm. . . no, wait. . . The early bird is worth two in the bush. . . no. . . well, that's the idea. "

by combining two popular expressions:

• "Más vale pájaro en mano que ciento volando" ("A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. ")
• "Al que madruga Dios lo ayuda" ("The early bird gets the worm. ")

This was typical of the character, and he did it with several other expressions over the course of his show.

Logic

In logic, conflation is the error of treating two distinct concepts as if they were one. Logic is the study of the principles of valid demonstration and Inference. The term "concept" is traced back to 1554–60 ( l conceptum - something conceived but what is today termed "the classical theory of concepts" is the theory of Aristotle The result of conflating concepts may give rise to fallacies of ambiguity, including the fallacy of four terms in a categorical syllogism. A fallacy is a component of an Argument which being demonstrably flawed in its Logic or form renders the argument invalid in whole Ambiguity (Am-big-u-i-ty is the property of being ambiguous, where a Word, term notation sign Symbol, Phrase, sentence, or any A syllogism, or logical appeal, (συλλογισμός &mdash "conclusion" "inference" (usually the categorical syllogism) is a kind of For example, the word "bat" has at least two meanings: a flying animal, and a piece of sporting equipment (such as a baseball bat or a cricket bat). Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries If these two meanings are not distinguished, the result may be the following categorical syllogism, which is clearly intended as a joke (pun):

1. All bats are animals. A syllogism, or logical appeal, (συλλογισμός &mdash "conclusion" "inference" (usually the categorical syllogism) is a kind of See also Mathematics of humor A joke is a short story or ironic depiction of a situation communicated with the intent of being humorous. A pun (or paronomasia) is a Phrase that deliberately exploits confusion between similar-sounding Words for humorous or Rhetorical
2. Some wooden objects are bats.
3. Therefore, some wooden objects are animals.

Conflating words with different meanings can cause real confusion. For example, respect is used both in the sense of "recognise a right" and "have high regard for". We can recognise someone's right to the opinion that humanity is controlled by alien lizards in human form, without holding this idea in high regard. But conflation of these two different concepts leads to the notion that all ideological ideas, for example, should be treated with respect, rather than just the right to hold these ideas.

Cartography

In cartography, conflation refers to the act of combining two distinct maps into one new map. It is similar to the practice of image mosaicking. In the field of photographic imaging a photographic mosaic (also known under the term Photomosaic, a Portmanteau of photo and Mosaic, trademarked It is usually carried out by registration of an overlapping area. In Computer vision, sets of Data acquired by sampling the same scene or object at different times or from different perspectives will be in different coordinate systems

Physics

In physics, conflation refers to two distinct universes being combined and fused into one new universe. Physics (Greek Physis - φύσις in everyday terms is the Science of Matter and its motion.

Examples

• There are two Roman Catholic saints named Lazarus. One, a lame beggar covered with sores which dogs are licking, appears in a Biblical New Testament story at Luke 16:19-31. ^[1] The other, Lazarus of Bethany, is the man identified in John 11:41-44^[2] as the man whom Jesus raised from the dead. Jesus of Nazareth (7–2 BC / BCE —26–36 AD / CE) The beggar's Feast Day is June 21, and Lazarus of Bethany's day is December 17. The Calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organizing a Liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more Saints ^[3] However, both saints are depicted with crutches, and the blessing of dogs (associated with the beggar saint) usually takes place on December 17, the date associated with the resurrected Lazarus. The two characters' identities have become conflated in most cultural contexts, including the iconography of both saints. Iconography is the branch of Art history which studies the identification description and the interpretation of the content of images ^[4]

In Santeria, St. Santería, also known as La Regla de Lukumi (Lukumi's Rule and The Way of the Saints is an Afro-Cuban religious tradition derived from traditional beliefs Lawrence is conflated with the Yoruba deity Babalu Aye, and celebrated on December 17,^[3] despite Santeria's reliance on the iconography associated with the begging saint whose Feast Day is June 21. In the religious system of Orisha worship Babalu Aye (also known as Omolu Shonponno Obaluaye and Sakpata is the spirit of illness and disease ^[4] By blending the identity of the two conflated St. Lazarus individuals with the identity of the Babalu Aye, Santeria has gone one step further than the conflation within Catholicism, to become the kind of religious conflation known as syncretism, in which deities or concepts from two different faiths are conflated to form a third.

• In popular culture, identities are sometimes intentionally conflated. In the early 2000s, the popular American actors Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez were dating, and the tabloid press referred to them playfully as a third entity, Bennifer. Ben Affleck (born Benjamin Géza Affleck-Boldt; August 15 1972 is an American Film Screenwriter, director, actor and older brother of Jennifer Lynn Lopez (born July A tabloid is a Newspaper industry term which refers to a smaller newspaper format per spread to a weekly or semi-weekly alternative newspaper that focuses on local-interest A supercouple (also known as a power couple or dynamic duo) is a popular or financially wealthy pairing that intrigues and fascinates the public in an intense or As this is not a religious concept, it is an example only of conflation, not of syncretism. The way the names were combined is an example of portmanteau.

• A commonly encountered conflation in American politics is the idea that only whites are capable of in-group racism, because they have more social power, whereas blacks are incapable of in-group racism because they do not have equivalent social power. This conception conflates racism (an attitude based on in-group preference) with power (an attribute), as though they were incapable of separation.

External links

• Conflations

See also

• Amalgamation (names)
• Portmanteau
• Stemming algorithm
• Syncretism

An Amalgamated name is a name that is form by combining several previously existing names Stemming is the process for reducing inflected (or sometimes derived words to their stem, base or root form &ndash generally a written word form Syncretism consists of the attempt to reconcile disparate or contradictory beliefs often while melding practices of various schools of thought

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