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124 what is essential for us is how figuratively the patient expresses herself and how she assumes a geographical collective idea (Turkey) as her title. This technical term expresses for her the whole material mentioned.

16. Silver (stereotype: "I affirm the mightiest silver island in the world"): speech is silver, silence is gold—silvery star—moneys are suspended by silver—creation of moneys—the greatest silver island in the world—silver medals—one must adhere to that out of which it is created—watches—silver snuff boxes—curios—spoons—highest eloquence—speech is silver, silence is gold—the mightiest silver island in the world belongs to me as world proprietress—I afterwards gave the order to produce money only, no external things—the already existing dishes will have to be melted into money.

The silver island belongs to the requisites of the world proprietress, it is from there that her numerous millions come. Silver is, however, also speech; hence she also possesses the highest eloquence. This example again shows quite clearly how indistinct her ideas are. One cannot really speak here of directed associations, as these are only association principles of speech combinations or of picture similarity.

17. Zähringer (stereotype: "I am a Zähringer since 1886"): Means paymaster—extraordinary health—often in life they say you are tough!—I am a Zähringer since 1886—long life extraordinary accomplishments—incredible with many people—it is in the realm—one is so misunderstood—there are so many people who always wish to be ill—they do not agree with the Zähringer—quite extraordinary—highest age—do you know where the Zähringer quarter is?—it is near the Franciscan church—a nice quarter—extraordinary—ordinary people are not reminded by this title—one often says they are so tough—this concerns the state of health—it is such a great thing, this difference in age—I am a Zähringer on account of health—that is extraordinary—they often say what she accomplishes is to be admired—how tough she is—in 1886 I affirmed this quarter, I have to live there.

The symbolic significance of Zähringer is clear. Patient is a Zähringer because she is Zäh (tough). This sounds like a pun, but to her this sound metonymy becomes reality. At the same