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  1. R-337 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Onomatopoeia → Phonestheme

    Meaning of the relation type
    Beide Begriffe gehören demselben fachlichen Kontinent an. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Phonesthemes associate groups of sounds with aspects of meaning. Onomatopoeia takes sounds as its model. The comparison concerns two ways in which linguistic form can evoke meaning.
    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-338 · Distinction · directed

    Oxymoron → Paradox

    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 oxymoron brings apparently conflicting expressions together in a compact phrase. A paradox presents an apparent contradiction that can take the form of a statement or a larger situation. Some oxymora condense a paradox into a few words.
    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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  3. R-339 · Distinction · directed

    Palindrome → Anagram

    Meaning of the relation type
    Ein Atlasprofil grenzt den Zielbegriff ausdrücklich ab. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    A palindrome reads the same when its sequence of characters is reversed. An anagram reorders a given set of characters. Reversal tests for a particular symmetry, while anagramming allows other permutations.
    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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  4. R-340 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Palindrome → Ambigram

    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 palindrome preserves its character sequence under reversal. An ambigram changes orientation or undergoes another visual transformation while retaining or changing its reading. The two tests operate on sequence and graphic form, respectively.
    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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  5. R-341 · Distinction · directed

    Paradox → Oxymoron

    Meaning of the relation type
    Ein Atlasprofil grenzt den Zielbegriff ausdrücklich ab. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    A paradox calls an apparently contradictory statement or situation into question. An oxymoron can compress such a tension into a short phrase, with the conflict apparent in the words themselves.
    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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  6. R-342 · Distinction · directed

    Parallelism → Chiasmus

    Meaning of the relation type
    Ein Atlasprofil grenzt den Zielbegriff ausdrücklich ab. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Parallelism repeats a structural pattern. Chiasmus arranges corresponding elements in crossed order. Identical wording is unnecessary for that structural contrast.
    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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  7. R-343 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Parallelism → Anaphora

    Meaning of the relation type
    Beide Begriffe gehören demselben fachlichen Kontinent an. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Rhetorical anaphora can tie parallel units together through identical openings. Parallelism can also recur with different opening expressions.
    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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  8. R-344 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Parallelism → Rhythm

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Recurrent syntactic structures can establish or reinforce a rhythm. The relation connects structural repetition to a pattern perceived over time.
    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-345 · Productive tension · undirected

    Parataxis ↔ Hypotaxis

    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
    Parataxis places units on the same syntactic level. Hypotaxis subordinates one unit to another. The distinction concerns sentence structure and does not by itself determine the meaning of the relation.
    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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  10. R-346 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Parataxis → Parallelism

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    A paratactic sequence can use parallel structures. Parataxis concerns the syntactic relationship between units, while parallelism concerns the recurrence of a form and can also occur in subordinate structures.
    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-347 · Productive tension · undirected

    Pejoration ↔ Melioration

    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
    Pejoration and melioration are shifts towards less favourable or more favourable meanings. The direction of change has to be demonstrated in dated uses within particular communities.
    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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  12. R-348 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Pejoration → Connotation

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Pejoration can reinforce or introduce negative connotations. This concerns a change in evaluation. The same expression may have other associations in other uses.
    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-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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  14. R-350 · Distinction · directed

    Performativity → Speech act

    Meaning of the relation type
    Ein Atlasprofil grenzt den Zielbegriff ausdrücklich ab. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    A speech act is an action performed through an utterance. Performativity also asks how such actions help bring social realities into being under particular conditions.
    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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  15. R-351 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Performativity → Convention

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Performative acts often depend on recognised procedures and roles. Convention helps explain the conditions under which the act can take effect. Repeating an action is insufficient evidence of institutional force.
    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-352 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Perlocution → 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
    Perlocution concerns what an utterance brings about for participants. Speech act analysis distinguishes such effects from the action performed in uttering it.
    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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  17. R-353 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Personification → Metaphor

    Meaning of the relation type
    Beide Begriffe gehören demselben fachlichen Kontinent an. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Personification presents something non-human as having human qualities. This makes it open to analysis as a metaphor, with the particular feature that it treats what it describes as a person or human-like agent.
    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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  18. R-354 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Personification → Allegory

    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 personification can turn something abstract into a character who acts within an allegory. A single such figure need not produce a sustained allegorical pattern.
    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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  19. R-355 · Distinction · directed

    Perspective → Deixis

    Meaning of the relation type
    Ein Atlasprofil grenzt den Zielbegriff ausdrücklich ab. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Perspective concerns how a standpoint shapes access to something. Deixis anchors reference in the situation of utterance. A point of view can also be conveyed through means other than deictic expressions.
    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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  20. R-356 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Perspective → 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
    Frame semantics examines the structured knowledge through which an expression brings some aspects of a subject into view. Perspective opens the comparison to other ways of directing attention, including a speaker’s or narrator’s standpoint.
    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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  21. R-357 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Perspective → Focalization

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Focalisation governs access to perception and knowledge in narrative. Perspective also includes other ways a standpoint can shape a representation.
    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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  22. R-358 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Petitio principii → Enthymeme

    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 enthymeme leaves part of an argument unstated for its audience to supply. Petitio principii presupposes the very claim the argument should establish. An unstated premise is not enough to diagnose circularity.
    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-359 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Petitio principii → Equivocation

    Meaning of the relation type
    Beide Begriffe gehören demselben fachlichen Kontinent an. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Petitio principii assumes the conclusion in its reasoning. Equivocation shifts unnoticed between meanings of an expression. Both can appear persuasive, but each requires a different diagnosis.
    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-360 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Petitio principii → Abduction

    Meaning of the relation type
    Beide Begriffe gehören demselben fachlichen Kontinent an. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Abduction proposes a tentative explanation to be tested. Petitio principii assumes the very claim it seeks to prove. The comparison distinguishes an explanatory hypothesis from circular support.
    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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