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Mark
A small visual cue placed directly inside a real sentence to make one structural or functional role easier to notice.
Metkagram · shared vocabulary
One language for the whole system
Metkagram uses a small set of terms. They describe the path from a visual cue inside real language to reusable structure, active choice and cross-language reuse.
See the structure. Keep the Frame. Reuse the Move.
Metkagram Mark–Frame Method
The method starts with complete language: notice a Mark inside the sentence, extract the reusable Frame, connect it to the Move, then return the structure to active use. The advanced layer adds Contrast, Choice, Route and Bridge.
Frame and Move are not claimed as Metkagram inventions. The project-specific method is their connection to inline Marks, stable learning objects, retrieval and cross-language reuse.
Sentence → Mark → Frame → Move → Reuse
The core chain
Mark → Frame → Move → Contrast → Choice → Route → Bridge
Seven Metkagram objects
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Frame
A reusable language structure in one specific language.
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Move
The communicative or reasoning job a speaker is performing, independent of language.
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Contrast
A reviewed distinction between two nearby Frames that should not be treated as interchangeable.
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Choice
A short retrieval task: choose between nearby Frames before revealing feedback.
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Route
An ordered learning sequence that combines Frames, Contrasts and Choices around one coherent job.
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Bridge
A reviewed cross-language relation between Frames that perform the same or a closely related Move.
Product surface names
| Metkagram | Job | Previously |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern Practice | Browse and practise canonical patterns. | — |
| Pattern Lens | Find patterns in real text. | — |
| Pattern Atlas | Start from a communicative job and discover patterns. | — |
| Pattern Map | Inspect reviewed relations between patterns. | Pattern Graph |
| Pattern Contrasts | Compare nearby patterns. | Contrast Library |
| Pattern Choice | Choose before feedback. | Pattern Choice Clinic |
| Pattern Routes | Follow a short curated learning sequence. | Reasoning Packs |
| Pattern Bridge | Retrieve and compare reviewed cross-language realizations. | Cross-language Transfer |
Three independent language axes
Interface locale, learning language and translation locale are separate settings. A new learning language can therefore gain Frames and translations before Metkagram has a dedicated annotation profile or localized interface for it.
Translation ≠ Bridge
A Translation helps the learner understand one example. A Bridge records how the same Move is realised in another language. They are different relations, and Metkagram should not pretend that languages always line up one-to-one.