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12 connections in this selection

Neighbourhood map: Folk etymologyThe layout provides orientation; distance and colour are not scholarly measurements. The list below gives each connection’s direction and explanation.BackronymBackronymAT-MOR-W0090ReanalysisReanalysisAT-W3-0415RebracketingRebracketingAT-103-023Shift in meaningShift in meaningAT-W3-0413MondegreenMondegreenAT-W3-0226EggcornEggcornAT-119-034Back-formationBack-formationAT-134-006Demotivated formationDemotivated formationAT-DEP2-0004Folk etymologyAT-ETY-0001
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  1. R-78 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Backronym → Folk etymology

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    A backronym invents an expansion to fit an existing word or abbreviation. Folk etymology reinterprets a form through more familiar elements. Each supplies a new rationale for an existing form by a different route.
    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)

    This connection in the earlier English edition

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  2. R-392 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Reanalysis → Folk etymology

    Meaning of the relation type
    Beide Begriffe gehören demselben fachlichen Kontinent an. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Folk etymology can lead speakers to reanalyse an unfamiliar form in terms of familiar elements. Reanalysis is the broader structural process.
    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

    This connection on the mapExplore around ReanalysisExplore around Folk etymology

  3. R-393 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Rebracketing → Folk etymology

    Meaning of the relation type
    Beide Begriffe gehören demselben fachlichen Kontinent an. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Rebracketing can make an unfamiliar form look familiar by redrawing its internal boundaries. Folk etymology can supply a motivation. The particular history of the reanalysis still needs evidence.
    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

    This connection on the mapExplore around RebracketingExplore around Folk etymology

  4. R-491 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Folk etymology → Reanalysis

    Meaning of the relation type
    Beide Begriffe gehören demselben fachlichen Kontinent an. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Folk etymology can reinterpret an unfamiliar form in terms of familiar elements. Reanalysis describes the change in its perceived structure. Folk etymology can explain what prompted that change.
    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

    This connection on the mapExplore around Folk etymologyExplore around Reanalysis

  5. R-492 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Folk etymology → Shift in meaning

    Meaning of the relation type
    Beide Begriffe gehören demselben fachlichen Kontinent an. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    A folk-etymological reinterpretation can help establish a new association of meaning. Dated evidence of use is needed to show semantic change. A single conjecture about a word’s origins is insufficient.
    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

    This connection on the mapExplore around Folk etymologyExplore around Shift in meaning

  6. R-493 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Folk etymology → Mondegreen

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Folk etymology and mondegreens can both make unfamiliar material seem familiar. Folk etymology reinterprets a form through familiar elements. A mondegreen is a mishearing, which need not spread beyond an individual listener.
    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)

    This connection in the earlier English edition

    This connection on the mapExplore around Folk etymologyExplore around Mondegreen

  7. R-665 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Eggcorn → Folk etymology

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    Navigation note
    The navigator leads directly from Eggcorn to Folk etymology.
    Evidence basis
    Expliziter Querverweis im Batchprofil (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Recorded review status
    ATLAS_119 · automatisch vorgeschlagen (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)

    This connection in the earlier English edition

    This connection on the mapExplore around EggcornExplore around Folk etymology

  8. R-666 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Folk etymology → Eggcorn

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    Navigation note
    From Folk etymology, Eggcorn offers a further line of inquiry.
    Evidence basis
    Reziproker Navigationsweg (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Recorded review status
    ATLAS_119 · automatisch vorgeschlagen (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)

    This connection in the earlier English edition

    This connection on the mapExplore around Folk etymologyExplore around Eggcorn

  9. R-1023 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Back-formation → Folk etymology

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    Navigation note
    The navigator leads directly from Back-formation to Folk etymology.
    Evidence basis
    Expliziter Querverweis im Batchprofil (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Recorded review status
    ATLAS_134 · automatisch vorgeschlagen (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)

    This connection in the earlier English edition

    This connection on the mapExplore around Back-formationExplore around Folk etymology

  10. R-1024 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Folk etymology → Back-formation

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    Navigation note
    From Folk etymology, Back-formation offers a further line of inquiry.
    Evidence basis
    Reziproker Navigationsweg (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Recorded review status
    ATLAS_134 · automatisch vorgeschlagen (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)

    This connection in the earlier English edition

    This connection on the mapExplore around Folk etymologyExplore around Back-formation

  11. R-2399 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Demotivated formation → Folk etymology

    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 Folk etymology.
    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

    This connection on the mapExplore around Demotivated formationExplore around Folk etymology

  12. R-3475 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Primordial language → Folk etymology

    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 Folk etymology.
    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

    This connection on the mapExplore around Primordial languageExplore around Folk etymology

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