MICHAEL REICH
Atlas of Language
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Relationship navigator · ATLAS 262

Relationship navigator

Connect concepts, recognize distinctions and examine why a connection is recorded.

3,439 active connections1,393 concepts3,439 with an individual rationale64 rationales revised in all three languages

This edition applies the adopted changes to navigation. Recorded review status and evidence come from the earlier documentation. German wording is marked where no separate English rationale is available. Independent specialist review of the Chinese edition remains open.

Find a connecting route between two concepts
How are two concepts connected?

Up to four existing relations; directed connections are followed only in their recorded direction. Every step shows its rationale and documented editorial treatment.

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5 connections in this selection

  1. R-1953 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Attitudinal shading → Discourse particle

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    Modal shading can be conveyed by small items such as German ja, doch and mal. The linked discourse-particle profile is broader than the class of modal particles; the item's function in context must be identified.
    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)

    Earlier version of this connection

  2. R-1954 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Attitudinal shading → Politeness

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    Profilquerverweis zu Höflichkeit (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    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)
  3. R-1955 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Attitudinal shading → Prosody

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    Profilquerverweis zu Prosodie (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    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)
  4. R-1956 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Attitudinal shading → Common ground

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    Profilquerverweis zu Common Ground (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    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)
  5. R-2890 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Politeness → Attitudinal shading

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    Profilquerverweis zu Abtönung (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    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)

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