Referent:
A referent system is that set of elements in interaction inside the borders of the system observed.
Lindblom
This website is designed to explore referent systems with an emphasis on self-referencing systems.
Latin referre "carry back" ferre "carry"
Mention: bring into mind's eye
Description: narrate Relate: connecting Directon: postion Consultation: finding Attribution: cause, responsibility
A referent hence a referent system is that which is inside the borders of a given system. A referent system can be seen in a diagram as a group of elements, for example, inside a square. In mathematics, the system is seen as a set. In General System Theory Squared, the system is seen as a frame (the borders) with elements inside the system. Outside the system is another: an observer. It is that observer who creates the elements within our system.
The concept of a referent system, thereby, is not all that complecated. It's a box full of rocks! The only difference is that the rocks are created by someone observing the box.
Lindblom
| I n d i c a t i v e | A c t i v e | Present | referō | refers | refert | referimus | refertis | referunt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Future | referam | referēs | referet | referēmus | referētis | referent | ||
| Imperfect | referēbam | referēbās | referēbat | referēbāmus | referēbātis | referēbant | ||
| Perfect | rettulī | rettulistī | rettulit | rettulimus | rettulistis | rettulērunt | ||
| Future Perfect | rettulerō | rettuleris | rettulerit | rettulerimus | rettuleritis | rettulerint | ||
| Pluperfect | rettuleram | rettulerās | rettulerat | rettulerāmus | rettulerātis | rettulerant | ||
| P a s s i v e | Present | referor | referris | refertur | referimur | referiminī | referuntur | |
| Future | referar | referēris | referētur | referēmur | referēminī | referentur | ||
| Imperfect | referēbar | referēbāris | referēbātur | referēbāmur | referēbāminī | referēbantur | ||
| Perfect | relātus1 sum | relātus1 es | relātus1 est | relātī 2 sumus | relātī 2 estis | relātī 2 sunt | ||
| Future Perfect | relātus1 erō | relātus1 eris | relātus1 erit | relātī 2 erimus | relātī 2 eritis | relātī 2 erunt | ||
| Pluperfect | relātus1 eram | relātus1 erās | relātus1 erat | relātī 2 erāmus | relātī 2 erātis | relātī 2 erant | ||
| S u b j u n c t i v e | A c t i v e | Present | referam | referās | referat | referāmus | referātis | referant |
| Imperfect | referrem | referrēs | referret | referrēmus | referrētis | referrent | ||
| Perfect | rettulerim | rettulerīs | rettulerit | rettulerīmus | rettulerītis | rettulerint | ||
| Pluperfect | rettulissem | rettulissēs | rettulisset | rettulissēmus | rettulissētis | rettulissent | ||
| P a s s i v e | Present | referar | referāris | referātur | referāmur | referāminī | referantur | |
| Imperfect | referrer | referrēris | referrētur | referrēmur | referrēminī | referrentur | ||
| Perfect | relātus1 sim | relātus1 sīs | relātus1 sit | relātī 2 sīmus | relātī 2 sītis | relātī 2 sint | ||
| Pluperfect | relātus1 essem | relātus1 essēs | relātus1 esset | relātī 2 essēmus | relātī 2 essētis | relātī 2 essent | ||
| Imperative | —— | refer | —— | —— | referte | —— | ||
Frederic M. Wheelock and Richard A. LaFleur (2000), Wheelock's Latin (6th edition), HarperCollins: New York, ISBN 0-06-095641-0
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