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Michael Polanyi's "The Tacit Dimension" is a good starting point on the concept.

Whenever I am encountering an abstract concept internally, it does not appear as a clear visual representation but rather as its gestalt. Then there are two things happening. 1. most of these seem to bring their own set of keywords with them. 2. on the basis of these keywords I can further probe the concept using my internal monologue, like using a spotlight to get more details and pulling it out of the twilight of its gestalt. Step 2 is only necessary to explain the concept to others or put it in writing. All in all the transfer from gestalt concept to language sure leaves something behind but it also adds something that it could not have on its own.

Not quite. The Spießbürger is aggressively oriented towards rule-abiding behaviour and is always keen on enforcing said rules and regulations within it's environment. Also the Spießbürger finds rather creative ways to "persuade" others within his reach to abide by said rules and regulations.

Wow this is wonderful, thank you. I am wondering if something similar exists for German.

Nature is and never has been equilibrium. Nature is chaos.