MICHAEL REICH
Atlas of Language
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7 connections in this selection

Neighbourhood map: CodeThe layout provides orientation; distance and colour are not scholarly measurements. The list below gives each connection’s direction and explanation.ConventionConventionAT-W3-0412SymbolSymbolAT-W3-0274SignifierSignifierAT-088-027Language of postage stampsLanguage of postage st…AT-DEP1-0023Cipher scriptCipher scriptAT-DEP4-0008CodeAT-SEZ-W0261
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  1. R-99 · Distinction · directed

    Code → Convention

    Meaning of the relation type
    Ein Atlasprofil grenzt den Zielbegriff ausdrücklich ab. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    A code organizes correspondences between signs and meanings. Convention describes how such correspondences or other shared rules become established in a community. The relation connects the organization of a system with the practices that sustain it.
    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

  2. R-100 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Code → Symbol

    Meaning of the relation type
    Beide Begriffe gehören demselben fachlichen Kontinent an. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Symbols are understood through learned associations and can be organized into codes. A single symbol is one element of a system of correspondences.
    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

  3. R-277 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Convention → Code

    Meaning of the relation type
    Beide Begriffe gehören demselben fachlichen Kontinent an. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Codes organise relations between signs and meanings. Conventions can sustain their shared use. The connection concerns how an organised system becomes established in a community.
    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

  4. R-415 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Signifier → Code

    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 code can organise correspondences between expressions and meanings. A signifier is the expression side of an individual sign relation within such a system.
    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-458 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Symbol → Code

    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 code can relate symbols systematically. An individual symbol is one element in the wider set of correspondences and rules of use.
    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

  6. R-2360 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Language of postage stamps → Code

    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 “code for expressing affection” to the profile for Code.
    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)

    This connection in the earlier English edition

  7. R-2502 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Cipher script → Code

    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 Code.
    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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