MICHAEL REICH
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Neighbourhood map: Family resemblanceThe layout provides orientation; distance and colour are not scholarly measurements. The list below gives each connection’s direction and explanation.ConceptConceptAT-PHI-W0311Prototype semanticsPrototype semanticsAT-SEM-0003Language gameLanguage gameAT-W3-0323Family resemblanceAT-SEM-W0118
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  1. R-174 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Family resemblance → Concept

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Family resemblance explains how concepts can belong together through overlapping similarities. It offers one way to describe a category without requiring a single defining property shared by every member.
    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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  2. R-388 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Prototype semantics → Family resemblance

    Meaning of the relation type
    Beide Begriffe gehören demselben fachlichen Kontinent an. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Prototype semantics and family resemblance both explain category membership beyond a single checklist of properties. Prototype semantics appeals to typical members, while family resemblance draws on overlapping similarities.
    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)

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  3. R-441 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Language game → Family resemblance

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Family resemblance draws attention to overlapping similarities between practices. Applied to language games, it allows them to be compared without requiring all of them to share a single defining feature.
    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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