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18 connections in this selection

Neighbourhood map: Shift in meaningThe layout provides orientation; distance and colour are not scholarly measurements. The list below gives each connection’s direction and explanation.Semantic loanSemantic loanAT-ETY-W0278Narrowing of meaningNarrowing of meaningAT-091-038Extension of meaningExtension of meaningAT-W3-0280MetaphorMetaphorAT-RHE-0002ConnotationConnotationAT-SEM-0004False friendFalse friendAT-W3-0299GrammaticalizationGrammaticalizationAT-W3-0283MeliorationMeliorationAT-091-040Shift in meaningAT-W3-0413
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  1. R-82 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Semantic loan → Shift in meaning

    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 semantic loan gives an existing word a new sense under the influence of another language. It is a contact-induced form of semantic change that can occur without borrowing the other language’s word form.
    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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  2. R-86 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Narrowing of meaning → Shift in meaning

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Narrowing is one direction of semantic change. The broader term includes changes that do not reduce an expression’s range of use.
    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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  3. R-88 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Shift in meaning → Extension of meaning

    Meaning of the relation type
    Beide Begriffe gehören demselben fachlichen Kontinent an. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Broadening is one kind of semantic change. The relation connects the general process of change to an increase in the range of uses of a particular expression.
    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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  4. R-89 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Shift in meaning → Metaphor

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Metaphor can give rise to new uses that later become established senses. Tracing the move from a contextual transfer to lasting semantic change requires historical evidence.
    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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  5. R-90 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Shift in meaning → Connotation

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Changes in meaning can include shifts in evaluative and social associations. Connotation brings this dimension into view as one aspect of semantic change.
    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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  6. R-170 · Cross-field connection · directed

    False friend → Shift in meaning

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Related or similar words can become false friends when their meanings develop differently. That is one possible historical explanation. It requires evidence for the history of each 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)

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  7. R-201 · Distinction · directed

    Grammaticalization → Shift in meaning

    Meaning of the relation type
    Ein Atlasprofil grenzt den Zielbegriff ausdrücklich ab. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Grammaticalisation changes how an expression functions grammatically and how it fits into a construction or system. Semantic change is broader. It can occur without an expression acquiring a grammatical function.
    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)

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  8. R-307 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Melioration → Shift in meaning

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Melioration is a direction of evaluative change in meaning. It describes a shift in how language presents something, regardless of whether the thing itself improves.
    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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  9. R-349 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Pejoration → Shift in meaning

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Pejoration is a shift towards less favourable meaning. It concerns the way an expression is used, regardless of whether the thing it refers to has changed in value.
    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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  10. R-371 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Polysemy → Shift in meaning

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Polysemy can arise through semantic change when older and newer senses coexist. Such a history requires evidence beyond the existence of several senses today.
    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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  11. R-467 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Taboo shift → Shift in meaning

    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 shift in what is taboo can change when expressions are used and how they are evaluated. It can be accompanied by semantic change, although a new social norm need not produce a new lexical sense.
    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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  12. R-492 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Folk etymology → Shift in meaning

    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 folk-etymological reinterpretation can help establish a new association of meaning. Dated evidence of use is needed to show semantic change. A single conjecture about a word’s origins is insufficient.
    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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  13. R-589 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Metonymic Chain → Shift in meaning

    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 Metonymic Chain to Shift in meaning.
    Evidence basis
    Expliziter Querverweis im Batchprofil (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Recorded review status
    ATLAS_119 · automatisch vorgeschlagen (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)

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  14. R-590 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Shift in meaning → Metonymic Chain

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    Navigation note
    From Shift in meaning, Metonymic Chain offers a further line of inquiry.
    Evidence basis
    Reziproker Navigationsweg (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Recorded review status
    ATLAS_119 · automatisch vorgeschlagen (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)

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  15. R-599 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Semantic fading → Shift in meaning

    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 Semantic fading to Shift in meaning.
    Evidence basis
    Expliziter Querverweis im Batchprofil (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Recorded review status
    ATLAS_119 · automatisch vorgeschlagen (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)

    This connection in the earlier English edition

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  16. R-600 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Shift in meaning → Semantic fading

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    Navigation note
    From Shift in meaning, Semantic fading offers a further line of inquiry.
    Evidence basis
    Reziproker Navigationsweg (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Recorded review status
    ATLAS_119 · automatisch vorgeschlagen (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)

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  17. R-2269 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Semantic loan → Shift in meaning

    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 Shift in meaning.
    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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  18. R-2277 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Semantic narrowing → Shift in meaning

    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 Shift in meaning.
    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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