# Markedness **Domain:** Linguistics / Semiotics **Doc Type:** Concept **Maturity:** Developed **Related:** [[Prague Linguistic Circle]], [[Roman Jakobson]], [[Nikolai Trubetzkoy]], [[Foregrounding]], [[wiki/Bauhaus Architects of AI|Bauhaus Architects of AI]] ## Definition Markedness describes an asymmetrical opposition in which one form carries an additional or explicit feature relative to an unmarked counterpart. ## Bauhaus Architects Context It offers a relational model of information and expectation but should not be redescribed as the origin of binary digital encoding. ## Backlinks - [[wiki/Bauhaus Architects of AI|Bauhaus Architects of AI]] - [[articles/Bauhaus Architects of AI|Bauhaus Architects of AI]]