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

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  1. R-409 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Semiosis → Index

    Meaning of the relation type
    Beide Begriffe gehören demselben fachlichen Kontinent an. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Indexical relations can be interpreted within semiosis. Semiosis concerns how meaning arises in that process. An index is characterised by the connection to its object.
    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-410 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Semiosis → Symbol

    Meaning of the relation type
    Beide Begriffe gehören demselben fachlichen Kontinent an. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Symbols operate through learned associations in a sign process. Semiosis provides a way to analyse how those associations are interpreted and how they can change in use.
    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-411 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Serial verb construction → Parataxis

    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 serial verb construction combines several verbs within a closely organised construction. Parataxis connects units of equal rank. A sequence of verbs can look similar on the surface while having a different structure.
    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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    This connection on the mapExplore around Serial verb constructionExplore around Parataxis

  4. R-412 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Serial verb construction → Grammatical aspect

    Meaning of the relation type
    Beide Begriffe gehören demselben fachlichen Kontinent an. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Serial verb constructions can organise several components of a complex event. Whether one of the verbs marks grammatical aspect depends on how the construction works in the particular language.
    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)

    This connection in the earlier English edition

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  5. R-413 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Serial verb construction → Grammaticalization

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Individual elements in serial verb constructions can develop grammatical functions. Grammaticalisation is a way of investigating such developments. The path of change depends on the particular construction and language.
    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-414 · Distinction · directed

    Signifier → Signified

    Meaning of the relation type
    Ein Atlasprofil grenzt den Zielbegriff ausdrücklich ab. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    In the dyadic model, the signifier is the expression side of the sign and the signified is its content side. The two are defined through their 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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  7. R-415 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Signifier → Code

    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 code can organise correspondences between expressions and meanings. A signifier is the expression side of an individual sign relation within such a system.
    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)

    This connection in the earlier English edition

    This connection on the mapExplore around SignifierExplore around Code

  8. R-416 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Signifier → Dyadic sign model (Saussure)

    Meaning of the relation type
    Beide Begriffe gehören demselben fachlichen Kontinent an. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    The signifier is one of the two sides of the sign in the dyadic model. The relation locates it in the model alongside the signified.
    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)

    This connection in the earlier English edition

    This connection on the mapExplore around SignifierExplore around Dyadic sign model (Saussure)

  9. R-417 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Signified → Signifier

    Meaning of the relation type
    Beide Begriffe gehören demselben fachlichen Kontinent an. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    The signified is defined through its relation to the signifier in the dyadic model. The connection leads from the content side of the sign to its expression side.
    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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  10. R-418 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Signified → Concept

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    The signified is the content of a sign in a particular sign relation. A concept is a broader unit of thought. The comparison asks how conceptual content takes shape within a sign.
    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

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  11. R-419 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Signified → Dyadic sign model (Saussure)

    Meaning of the relation type
    Beide Begriffe gehören demselben fachlichen Kontinent an. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    The dyadic model treats the signified as the content side of a sign relation. It is one component of that model.
    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)

    This connection in the earlier English edition

    This connection on the mapExplore around SignifiedExplore around Dyadic sign model (Saussure)

  12. R-420 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Syllable → Sonority

    Meaning of the relation type
    Beide Begriffe gehören demselben fachlichen Kontinent an. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Sonority patterns can help explain syllable structure, for example by showing why a relatively sonorous sound can form the nucleus. What the model predicts depends on the language’s syllable patterns.
    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)

    This connection in the earlier English edition

    This connection on the mapExplore around SyllableExplore around Sonority

  13. R-421 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Syllable → Rhythm

    Meaning of the relation type
    Beide Begriffe gehören demselben fachlichen Kontinent an. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Syllables can provide units for rhythmic patterning. Prominence, duration and grouping above the syllable also shape rhythm, so syllable counts capture only part of 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)

    This connection in the earlier English edition

    This connection on the mapExplore around SyllableExplore around Rhythm

  14. R-422 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Syllable → Prosody

    Meaning of the relation type
    Beide Begriffe gehören demselben fachlichen Kontinent an. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Syllables are one level at which prosody is organised. Stress and timing can relate to syllables and also extend over larger units.
    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)

    This connection in the earlier English edition

    This connection on the mapExplore around SyllableExplore around Prosody

  15. R-423 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Skopos → Domestication

    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 translation’s skopos is its purpose. That purpose can favour a domesticating approach that uses forms familiar to the intended readers. The choice calls for weighing greater accessibility against any distinctions the adaptation may obscure.
    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)

    This connection in the earlier English edition

    This connection on the mapExplore around SkoposExplore around Domestication

  16. R-424 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Skopos → Foreignisation

    Meaning of the relation type
    Beide Begriffe gehören demselben fachlichen Kontinent an. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    Previously published English text
    A translation purpose may require source-text forms and contexts to remain perceptible. Skopos provides a way to assess whether foreignisation serves the brief; it does not establish a special claim to authenticity.
    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)

    This connection in the earlier English edition

    Earlier version of this connection

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  17. R-425 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Skopos → Transcreation

    Meaning of the relation type
    Beide Begriffe gehören demselben fachlichen Kontinent an. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Transcreation reshapes content for a new context and intended effect. Skopos specifies the aim and helps assess which changes are justified in relation to the translation brief.
    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-426 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Sonority → Syllable

    Meaning of the relation type
    Beide Begriffe gehören demselben fachlichen Kontinent an. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Sonority models the relative prominence of sounds within a syllable. Which sequences actually occur also depends on the phonotactic constraints of the language.
    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)

    This connection in the earlier English edition

    This connection on the mapExplore around SonorityExplore around Syllable

  19. R-427 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Sonority → Phoneme

    Meaning of the relation type
    Beide Begriffe gehören demselben fachlichen Kontinent an. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Sonority is a dimension along which sounds can be compared. Phonemes are units that contrast within a language. Differences in sonority alone cannot establish which sounds belong to separate phonemes.
    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)

    This connection in the earlier English edition

    This connection on the mapExplore around SonorityExplore around Phoneme

  20. R-428 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Sonority → Prosody

    Meaning of the relation type
    Beide Begriffe gehören demselben fachlichen Kontinent an. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Sonority can help describe prominence within the syllable and so inform an analysis of prosodic grouping. Accent and intonation involve further patterns of prominence and pitch that require their own account.
    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)

    This connection in the earlier English edition

    This connection on the mapExplore around SonorityExplore around Prosody

  21. R-429 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Sorites → Paradox

    Meaning of the relation type
    Beide Begriffe gehören demselben fachlichen Kontinent an. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Sorites is a paradox about drawing a boundary when changes occur in small steps. It illustrates a particular problem raised by vague categories.
    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-430 · Distinction · directed

    Sociolect → Idiolect

    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 sociolect concerns patterns associated with a group, while an idiolect concerns patterns associated with an individual. A speaker can draw on several social patterns and shape them in a distinctive way.
    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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  23. R-431 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Sociolect → Register

    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 sociolect concerns group-related practices. A register concerns language use in particular situations. Social patterns can occur across several registers.
    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-432 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Spoonerism → Metathesis

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    A spoonerism typically exchanges initial sounds between words. The comparison with metathesis concerns the reordering of sounds. A slip in speech and an established sound change call for different 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)

    This connection in the earlier English edition

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