This paper introduces Sprachliche Ersterschließung (SLE, "Linguistic Primary Access") — a systematic method for generating terminology for phenomena that currently have no designation in any discipline. SLE addresses the third category of Polanyi's Paradox: the linguistic gap itself, which has not been methodically closed by existing approaches. The method is built on three principles: (1) Entity-independence — SLE names phenomena, not subjects, making terms applicable to humans, groups, organizations, LLMs, agents, and hybrid systems alike; (2) First-person perspective — complementary to third-person measurement (neuroscience, interpretability); (3) Recursive co-naming — human and machine experience and name simultaneously in growing loops. The four-stage procedure: phenomenon identification → contextual triangulation → terminological condensation → systematic embedding. The paper includes a comparison table distinguishing SLE from Knowledge Elicitation, Nonaka's SECI model, Machine Learning, neuroscience, interpretability research, and Gendlin's Thinking At the Edge (TAE). Empirical validation across two independent application domains is referenced. A claim register of 24 application domains is provided, ranging from individual inner experience to emergent dynamics in hybrid human-machine systems. ISO 704/1087/30042-compatible. Licensed CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.
Andreas Ehstand (Fri,) studied this question.