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

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  1. R-217 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Hyperbole → Litotes

    Meaning of the relation type
    Beide Begriffe gehören demselben fachlichen Kontinent an. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Hyperbole heightens a claim through exaggeration. Litotes conveys an assessment by negating its contrary. Both can guide the listener towards an evaluation by different means.
    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-218 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Hyperbole → Climax

    Meaning of the relation type
    Beide Begriffe gehören demselben fachlichen Kontinent an. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Hyperbole exaggerates, while a climax arranges elements in ascending order. A climax can contain hyperbole. Each device can also occur independently.
    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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  3. R-219 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Hyperbole → Irony

    Meaning of the relation type
    Beide Begriffe gehören demselben fachlichen Kontinent an. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    An obvious exaggeration can invite an ironic reading by making the literal claim hard to take at face value. Exaggeration can also express sincere enthusiasm or criticism. The context helps identify the speaker’s stance.
    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-220 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Hyperonymy → Hyponymy

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Hyperonymy names the broader-to-narrower direction of a taxonomic relation. Hyponymy names the same relation from the narrower category towards the broader one.
    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-221 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Hyperonymy → Meronymy

    Meaning of the relation type
    Beide Begriffe gehören demselben fachlichen Kontinent an. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Hyperonymy relates a more general category to its subtypes. Meronymy relates a whole to its parts. Each structures vocabulary through a different kind of relation.
    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-222 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Hyponymy → Hyperonymy

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Hyponymy links a narrower term to the broader category that includes it. Reading the same link in the opposite direction gives hyperonymy.
    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-223 · Productive tension · undirected

    Hyponymy ↔ Meronymy

    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
    Hyponymy places a subtype within a broader category. Meronymy relates a part to a whole. The comparison separates classification from composition.
    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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  8. R-224 · Productive tension · undirected

    Hypotaxis ↔ Parataxis

    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
    Hypotaxis links clauses by subordination. Parataxis places units on the same syntactic level. The effect of either arrangement on pace or emphasis depends on how it is used.
    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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  9. R-225 · Distinction · directed

    Idiolect → Sociolect

    Meaning of the relation type
    Ein Atlasprofil grenzt den Zielbegriff ausdrücklich ab. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    An idiolect comprises patterns characteristic of an individual’s language use. A sociolect comprises patterns associated with a social group. An individual can draw on several group patterns as well as habits of their own.
    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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  10. R-226 · Distinction · directed

    Icon → Index

    Meaning of the relation type
    Ein Atlasprofil grenzt den Zielbegriff ausdrücklich ab. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    An icon signifies through a relevant resemblance. An index signifies through an actual connection to what it points to. A single sign can work in both ways, so the analysis identifies the grounds for each reading.
    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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  11. R-227 · Distinction · directed

    Icon → Symbol

    Meaning of the relation type
    Ein Atlasprofil grenzt den Zielbegriff ausdrücklich ab. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Iconic interpretation depends on resemblance. Symbolic interpretation can rely on an association learned through use. Both can contribute to the same sign.
    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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  12. R-228 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Icon → Onomatopoeia

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Onomatopoeia shapes linguistic forms in response to sounds. Iconicity helps explain the resemblance. Conventions of the language still shape how imitation is expressed.
    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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  13. R-229 · Distinction · directed

    Implicature → Presupposition

    Meaning of the relation type
    Ein Atlasprofil grenzt den Zielbegriff ausdrücklich ab. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Implicatures are additional messages inferred in context. Presuppositions are treated as background assumptions. Projection, cancellability and linguistic triggers help distinguish them when both remain implicit.
    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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  14. R-230 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Implicature → Speech act

    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 speech act can convey additional messages beyond what it explicitly says. Implicature explains how those messages are inferred in context. That inference is distinct from identifying the action performed by the utterance.
    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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  15. R-231 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Implicit knowledge → 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
    People can draw on knowledge and skills they have never put into words. Common ground concerns what participants take to be shared. One person’s unspoken know-how becomes relevant to common ground when the participants can reasonably treat it as shared.
    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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  16. R-232 · Distinction · directed

    Index → Icon

    Meaning of the relation type
    Ein Atlasprofil grenzt den Zielbegriff ausdrücklich ab. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Indexicality depends on a real or situational connection, while iconicity depends on resemblance. A sign can combine both kinds of relation.
    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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  17. R-233 · Distinction · directed

    Index → Symbol

    Meaning of the relation type
    Ein Atlasprofil grenzt den Zielbegriff ausdrücklich ab. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    An index is interpreted through a real connection. A symbol can be interpreted through a learned association. In both cases interpretation matters, and the basis of the relation differs.
    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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  18. R-234 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Index → Deixis

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Deixis concerns expressions whose reference depends on the situation of utterance. In semiotics, an index relies on an actual connection and can be non-linguistic. The two approaches meet when an expression points to a person, place or time in the situation.
    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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  19. R-235 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Index → Trace

    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 trace can serve as an index of an earlier event if there is reason to believe that the event produced it. A replica may resemble the original trace while pointing to the process that made the replica.
    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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  20. R-236 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Infix → Affix

    Meaning of the relation type
    Beide Begriffe gehören demselben fachlichen Kontinent an. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    An infix is a type of affix inserted inside a base. Its placement distinguishes it from other affixes. The analysis requires evidence of insertion rather than a sound alternation alone.
    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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  21. R-237 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Infix → Circumfix

    Meaning of the relation type
    Beide Begriffe gehören demselben fachlichen Kontinent an. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    An infix occurs inside a base. A circumfix has two parts that function together and occur on either side of it. Their positions distinguish the two arrangements.
    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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  22. R-238 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Infix → Morpheme

    Meaning of the relation type
    Beide Begriffe gehören demselben fachlichen Kontinent an. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    An infix can realise a unit of meaning or function in bound form. Morpheme analysis can help identify that function, while the term infix describes the unit’s position.
    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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  23. 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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  24. R-240 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Information structure → 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 make differences in information structure audible. The same sequence of words can receive different patterns of prominence. Their interpretation depends on the language and the conversational context.
    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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