MICHAEL REICH
Atlas of Language
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Relationship navigator · ATLAS 262

Relationship navigator

Connect concepts, recognize distinctions and examine why a connection is recorded.

3,439 active connections1,393 concepts3,439 with an individual rationale64 rationales revised in all three languages

This edition applies the adopted changes to navigation. Recorded review status and evidence come from the earlier documentation. German wording is marked where no separate English rationale is available. Independent specialist review of the Chinese edition remains open.

Find a connecting route between two concepts
How are two concepts connected?

Up to four existing relations; directed connections are followed only in their recorded direction. Every step shows its rationale and documented editorial treatment.

Explore connections

3,439 connections in this selection

Choose a concept to explore its neighbours as a map. The complete list is below.

  1. R-570 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Allomorph → Vowel harmony

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    Allomorph erhält durch Vokalharmonie eine neue Anschlussrichtung. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    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)
  2. R-571 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Vowel harmony → Phonotactics

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    Vokalharmonie öffnet einen direkten Denkweg zu Phonotaktik. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    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)
  3. R-572 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Phonotactics → Vowel harmony

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    Phonotaktik erhält durch Vokalharmonie eine neue Anschlussrichtung. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    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)
  4. R-573 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Vowel harmony → Affix

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    Vokalharmonie öffnet einen direkten Denkweg zu Affix. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    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)
  5. R-574 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Affix → Vowel harmony

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    Affix erhält durch Vokalharmonie eine neue Anschlussrichtung. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    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)
  6. R-575 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Incorporation → Valency

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    Inkorporation öffnet einen direkten Denkweg zu Valenz. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    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)
  7. R-576 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Valency → Incorporation

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    Valenz erhält durch Inkorporation eine neue Anschlussrichtung. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    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)
  8. R-577 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Head marking → Grammatical agreement

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    Kopfmarkierung öffnet einen direkten Denkweg zu Kongruenz. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    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)
  9. R-578 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Grammatical agreement → Head marking

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    Kongruenz erhält durch Kopfmarkierung eine neue Anschlussrichtung. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    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)
  10. R-579 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Dependency Marker → Head marking

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    Dependenzmarkierung öffnet einen direkten Denkweg zu Kopfmarkierung. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    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)
  11. R-580 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Head marking → Dependency Marker

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    Kopfmarkierung erhält durch Dependenzmarkierung eine neue Anschlussrichtung. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    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)
  12. R-581 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Dependency Marker → Grammatical agreement

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    Dependenzmarkierung öffnet einen direkten Denkweg zu Kongruenz. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    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)
  13. R-582 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Grammatical agreement → Dependency Marker

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    Kongruenz erhält durch Dependenzmarkierung eine neue Anschlussrichtung. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    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)
  14. R-583 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Morphosyntactic alignment → Ergativity

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    Morphosyntaktische Ausrichtung öffnet einen direkten Denkweg zu Ergativität. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    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)
  15. R-584 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Ergativity → Morphosyntactic alignment

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    Ergativität erhält durch Morphosyntaktische Ausrichtung eine neue Anschlussrichtung. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    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)
  16. R-585 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Switch-reference → Anaphora (grammatical reference)

    Meaning of the relation type
    Beide Begriffe gehören demselben fachlichen Kontinent an. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    Switch-reference may mark referential continuity or change across clauses. Grammatical anaphora establishes reference from preceding or accessible material. Both concern reference organisation, but neither category is coextensive with the other.
    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)

    Earlier version of this connection

  17. R-586 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Anaphora (grammatical reference) → Switch-reference

    Meaning of the relation type
    Beide Begriffe gehören demselben fachlichen Kontinent an. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    Switch-reference may mark referential continuity or change across clauses. Grammatical anaphora establishes reference from preceding or accessible material. Both concern reference organisation, but neither category is coextensive with the other.
    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)

    Earlier version of this connection

  18. R-587 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Metonymic Chain → Metonymy

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    Metonymische Kette öffnet einen direkten Denkweg zu Metonymie. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    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)
  19. R-588 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Metonymy → Metonymic Chain

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    Metonymie erhält durch Metonymische Kette eine neue Anschlussrichtung. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    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)
  20. 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?
    Metonymische Kette öffnet einen direkten Denkweg zu Bedeutungswandel. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    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)
  21. 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?
    Bedeutungswandel erhält durch Metonymische Kette eine neue Anschlussrichtung. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    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)
  22. R-591 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Enantiosemy → Polysemy

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    Enantiosemie öffnet einen direkten Denkweg zu Polysemie. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    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)
  23. R-592 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Polysemy → Enantiosemy

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    Polysemie erhält durch Enantiosemie eine neue Anschlussrichtung. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    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)
  24. R-593 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Enantiosemy → Antonymy

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    Enantiosemie öffnet einen direkten Denkweg zu Antonymie. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    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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