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Relationship navigator · ATLAS 262

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3,439 active connections1,393 concepts3,439 connections with English text

The English texts include individual explanations, comparison notes and navigation references. The recorded status and evidence describe the underlying connection. Independent specialist review of the Chinese edition also remains open.

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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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17 connections in this selection

  1. R-19 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Accent → Focus

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Prosodic accent can mark focus, for instance by highlighting a correction. Focus is a function of information structure. Languages and contexts differ in how they signal it.
    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-183 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Focus → Information structure

    Meaning of the relation type
    Beide Begriffe gehören demselben fachlichen Kontinent an. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Focus is one part of information structure. It can give material prominence or bring alternatives into play. Other distinctions explain how an utterance treats information as given or new and how it connects to what has already been said.
    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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    This connection on the mapExplore around FocusExplore around Information structure

  3. R-184 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Focus → Prosody

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Prosody can signal focus through accent, pitch movement or duration. The cues depend on the language and the context. Word order, particles or the preceding question can also help identify the focus.
    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 FocusExplore around Prosody

  4. R-185 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Focus → Common ground

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Focus often depends on which alternatives or questions are relevant to the participants. Common ground helps explain that background. Focus can also pick out information already mentioned.
    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 FocusExplore around Common ground

  5. R-239 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Information structure → Focus

    Meaning of the relation type
    Beide Begriffe gehören demselben fachlichen Kontinent an. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Information structure organises how content relates to the current state of a conversation. Focus is one part of that organisation and can involve prominence or alternatives.
    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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  6. R-386 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Prosody → Focus

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Prosodic prominence can mark the focus of an utterance. How listeners interpret that cue depends on the language and on which alternatives the context makes relevant.
    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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  7. R-468 · Productive tension · undirected

    Topicalization ↔ Focus

    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
    Topicalisation gives an entity a prominent role as a topic. Focus can mark prominence or select among alternatives. The comparison concerns different functions that can both produce prominence.
    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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    This connection on the mapExplore around TopicalizationExplore around Focus

  8. R-524 · Productive tension · undirected

    Focus ↔ Topicalization

    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
    Focus makes information prominent or sets it in contrast. Here topicalisation refers to placing a constituent in the initial field of a German declarative clause. Context and accent help establish whether that constituent takes up the discourse topic or serves as the focus.
    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)

    This connection in the earlier English edition

    This connection on the mapExplore around FocusExplore around Topicalization

  9. R-877 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Pseudocleft → Focus

    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 Pseudocleft to Focus.
    Evidence basis
    Expliziter Querverweis im Batchprofil (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Recorded review status
    ATLAS_133 · automatisch vorgeschlagen (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)

    This connection in the earlier English edition

    This connection on the mapExplore around PseudocleftExplore around Focus

  10. R-878 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Focus → Pseudocleft

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    Navigation note
    From Focus, Pseudocleft offers a further line of inquiry.
    Evidence basis
    Reziproker Navigationsweg (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Recorded review status
    ATLAS_133 · automatisch vorgeschlagen (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)

    This connection in the earlier English edition

    This connection on the mapExplore around FocusExplore around Pseudocleft

  11. R-971 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Cleft sentence → Focus

    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 Cleft sentence to Focus.
    Evidence basis
    Expliziter Querverweis im Batchprofil (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Recorded review status
    ATLAS_133 · automatisch vorgeschlagen (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)

    This connection in the earlier English edition

    This connection on the mapExplore around Cleft sentenceExplore around Focus

  12. R-972 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Focus → Cleft sentence

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    Navigation note
    From Focus, Cleft sentence offers a further line of inquiry.
    Evidence basis
    Reziproker Navigationsweg (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Recorded review status
    ATLAS_133 · automatisch vorgeschlagen (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)

    This connection in the earlier English edition

    This connection on the mapExplore around FocusExplore around Cleft sentence

  13. R-2305 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Background and figure in grammatical markedness → Focus

    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 “salience” to the profile for Focus.
    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

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  14. R-2370 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Sentence intonation → Focus

    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 Focus.
    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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  15. R-2432 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Topic projection → Focus

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    Previously published English text
    Topic and focus concern different dimensions of information structure. Projection requires identifying the domain that receives an interpretation; prominence alone establishes neither topic status nor a syntactic TopP.
    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

    Earlier version of this connection

    This connection on the mapExplore around Topic projectionExplore around Focus

  16. R-2456 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Display type → Focus

    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 Focus.
    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 Display typeExplore around Focus

  17. R-2693 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Word order → Focus

    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 Focus.
    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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