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Neighbourhood map: MeliorationThe layout provides orientation; distance and colour are not scholarly measurements. The list below gives each connection’s direction and explanation.PejorationPejorationAT-091-039ConnotationConnotationAT-SEM-0004Shift in meaningShift in meaningAT-W3-0413ParadiastoleParadiastoleAT-HAR2-0023MeliorationAT-091-040
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  1. R-305 · Productive tension · undirected

    Melioration ↔ Pejoration

    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
    Melioration and pejoration are changes towards more favourable or less favourable meanings. The evaluations depend on particular communities and periods of usage.
    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)

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  2. R-306 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Melioration → Connotation

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Melioration can give an expression more favourable associations. Connotation helps describe that change in evaluation. Establishing a change requires dated evidence of usage.
    Evidence basis
    Importierter Querverweis über Fachgrenzen (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Recorded review status
    ATLAS_109 klassifiziert (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)

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  3. R-307 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Melioration → Shift in meaning

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Melioration is a direction of evaluative change in meaning. It describes a shift in how language presents something, regardless of whether the thing itself improves.
    Evidence basis
    Importierter Querverweis über Fachgrenzen (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Recorded review status
    ATLAS_109 klassifiziert (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)

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  4. R-347 · Productive tension · undirected

    Pejoration ↔ Melioration

    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
    Pejoration and melioration are shifts towards less favourable or more favourable meanings. The direction of change has to be demonstrated in dated uses within particular communities.
    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)

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  5. R-1675 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Paradiastole → Melioration

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    Navigation note
    The source links the cue “evaluation” to the profile for Melioration.
    Evidence basis
    Kontrollierte semantische Brücke: Der offene Ausdruck wird nicht gleichgesetzt, sondern an das nächstliegende bestehende Atlasprofil angeschlossen. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Recorded review status
    atlas-240-semantic (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)

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