I agree these are part of world-building but a subset and importantly, overdeveloped beyond would-building needs. For eg every world needs an ontology and a naming scheme for things, but strategically centering them has an effect beyond just world building.
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I'd tag these all as "worldbuilding", which there are less books on since it depends so much on the world, but plenty of talk about on panels, and in author interviews etc. I taught a workshop once about construction based on Plot, Character, Worldbuilding & their interactions.
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