MICHAEL REICH
Atlas of Language
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6 connections in this selection

  1. R-136 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Elision → Epenthesis

    Meaning of the relation type
    Beide Begriffe gehören demselben fachlichen Kontinent an. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Elision removes a sound and epenthesis inserts one. The direction of the change becomes clear when we compare the starting form with the resulting form.
    Evidence basis
    Gemeinsamer fachlicher Kontinent (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Recorded review status
    ATLAS_109 klassifiziert (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)

    This connection in the earlier English edition

  2. R-149 · Distinction · directed

    Epenthesis → Elision

    Meaning of the relation type
    Ein Atlasprofil grenzt den Zielbegriff ausdrücklich ab. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Epenthesis inserts a sound, while elision deletes one. The direction of change depends on the forms being compared.
    Evidence basis
    Profilfeld: Nicht verwechseln mit (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Recorded review status
    ATLAS_109 klassifiziert (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)

    This connection in the earlier English edition

  3. R-150 · Productive tension · undirected

    Epenthesis ↔ Metathesis

    Meaning of the relation type
    Zwei Begriffe bilden eine redaktionell bestätigte produktive Spannung. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Epenthesis changes the sound sequence by inserting a segment. Metathesis reorders sounds already present. The contrast concerns what changes in the sequence.
    Evidence basis
    ATLAS_094: bestätigte Spannungsachse (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Recorded review status
    ATLAS_109 bestätigt (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)

    This connection in the earlier English edition

  4. R-151 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Epenthesis → Assimilation

    Meaning of the relation type
    Beide Begriffe gehören demselben fachlichen Kontinent an. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Epenthesis inserts a sound. Assimilation makes sounds more similar in one or more features. Both can affect articulatory transitions, but the evidence for each process is different.
    Evidence basis
    Gemeinsamer fachlicher Kontinent (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Recorded review status
    ATLAS_109 klassifiziert (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)

    This connection in the earlier English edition

  5. R-313 · Productive tension · undirected

    Metathesis ↔ Epenthesis

    Meaning of the relation type
    Zwei Begriffe bilden eine redaktionell bestätigte produktive Spannung. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Metathesis changes the order of existing sounds. Epenthesis adds a sound. The operations differ in what they change. Their functions require a separate comparison.
    Evidence basis
    ATLAS_094: bestätigte Spannungsachse (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Recorded review status
    ATLAS_109 bestätigt (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)

    This connection in the earlier English edition

  6. R-2191 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Metaplasm → Epenthesis

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    Navigation note
    See the profile for Epenthesis.
    Evidence basis
    Profilfeld: Verwandte Begriffe/Querverweise (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Recorded review status
    catalogue-1029-review (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)

    This connection in the earlier English edition

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