MICHAEL REICH
Atlas of Language
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Neighbourhood map: Euphemism treadmillThe layout provides orientation; distance and colour are not scholarly measurements. The list below gives each connection’s direction and explanation.ConnotationConnotationAT-SEM-0004Frame semanticsFrame semanticsAT-SEM-W0119Stigmatising wordStigmatising wordAT-DEP6-0008Euphemism treadmillAT-W3-0282
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  1. R-159 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Euphemism treadmill → Connotation

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    The euphemism treadmill describes how a euphemistic expression can acquire new negative associations. Connotation helps explain this evaluative dimension. The course of change still varies from word to word.
    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

  2. R-160 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Euphemism treadmill → Frame semantics

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    A euphemism changes how something is described. Frame semantics asks what knowledge the new name evokes and whether it changes the way the object is understood.
    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

  3. R-2620 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Stigmatising word → Euphemism treadmill

    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 Euphemism treadmill.
    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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