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

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  1. R-481 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Umlaut → Ablaut

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Umlaut and ablaut can both produce present-day vowel contrasts, but their historical origins differ. The comparison connects the surface alternations while keeping their development distinct.
    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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  2. R-482 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Umlaut → Assimilation

    Meaning of the relation type
    Beide Begriffe gehören demselben fachlichen Kontinent an. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    In historical i-umlaut, a vowel was assimilated to a sound in a following syllable. Assimilation is the broader process. Modern morphological uses of umlaut can persist after the earlier phonetic conditions have disappeared.
    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-483 · Distinction · directed

    Umlaut → Inflection

    Meaning of the relation type
    Ein Atlasprofil grenzt den Zielbegriff ausdrücklich ab. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Umlaut can mark inflectional distinctions. It is one means of expressing inflection.
    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-484 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Untranslatability → Equivalence

    Meaning of the relation type
    Beide Begriffe gehören demselben fachlichen Kontinent an. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Untranslatability identifies a limit to a particular correspondence. Equivalence can still be assessed under stated criteria. The lack of a direct word equivalent leaves other ways to convey meaning open.
    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-485 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Untranslatability → Skopos

    Meaning of the relation type
    Beide Begriffe gehören demselben fachlichen Kontinent an. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Skopos helps determine which differences matter in translation. Whether something is untranslatable depends on the task, medium and intended use, as well as the wording of the source.
    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-486 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Unreliable narration → Focalization

    Meaning of the relation type
    Beide Begriffe gehören demselben fachlichen Kontinent an. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Unreliable narration concerns whether the account can be trusted. Focalisation concerns limits on access to information. Limited access alone cannot establish unreliability.
    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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  7. R-487 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Unreliable narration → Irony

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Ironic distance can suggest that a narrated view should be treated with caution. A judgement of unreliability requires further evidence in the text.
    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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  8. R-488 · Distinction · directed

    Unreliable narration → Perspective

    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 narrative can be shaped by a particular standpoint and still be reliable. Diagnosing unreliability requires evidence that the account is questionable beyond its limited perspective.
    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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  9. R-489 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Valency → Rection

    Meaning of the relation type
    Beide Begriffe gehören demselben fachlichen Kontinent an. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Valency concerns the possible or required complements of an expression. Rection concerns the forms required of dependent expressions. The two notions answer different questions about dependency.
    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-490 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Valency → Selection Restriction

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Valency concerns the complement positions opened by an expression. Selection restrictions concern the meanings compatible with those positions. The distinction separates syntactic structure from semantic fit.
    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-491 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Folk etymology → Reanalysis

    Meaning of the relation type
    Beide Begriffe gehören demselben fachlichen Kontinent an. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Folk etymology can reinterpret an unfamiliar form in terms of familiar elements. Reanalysis describes the change in its perceived structure. Folk etymology can explain what prompted that change.
    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-493 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Folk etymology → Mondegreen

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Folk etymology and mondegreens can both make unfamiliar material seem familiar. Folk etymology reinterprets a form through familiar elements. A mondegreen is a mishearing, which need not spread beyond an individual listener.
    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-494 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Word family → Lexeme

    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 word family groups lexemes by derivation or shared origin. A lexeme is an individual unit of the vocabulary. Similar meaning alone cannot establish membership in the same word family.
    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-495 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Word family → Derivation

    Meaning of the relation type
    Beide Begriffe gehören demselben fachlichen Kontinent an. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Derivation can add members to a word family. Membership requires evidence of a formal and historical relation as well as attention to 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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  16. R-496 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Sign-forming process → Semiosis

    Meaning of the relation type
    Beide Begriffe gehören demselben fachlichen Kontinent an. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Semiosis is one theoretical account of the process through which something functions as a sign. The comparison asks which model is being used to explain sign formation.
    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-497 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Sign-forming process → Interpretant

    Meaning of the relation type
    Beide Begriffe gehören demselben fachlichen Kontinent an. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    In a triadic account of sign formation, interpretants develop as part of the process. An interpretant is the mediating effect or further sign, rather than the person who interprets.
    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-498 · Distinction · directed

    Circumfix → Affix

    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 circumfix is an affix whose associated parts surround a base. Prefixation and suffixation occurring together do not automatically establish a single circumfix.
    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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  19. R-499 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Circumfix → Infix

    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 circumfix surrounds a base, while an infix occurs inside it. Both analyses require a defensible account of what counts as the base.
    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-500 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Circumfix → Inflection

    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 circumfix can realise grammatical forms in an inflectional paradigm. Whether a particular formation is inflectional or derivational depends on what the affix does.
    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-504 · Productive tension · undirected

    Gemination ↔ Reduplication

    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
    Gemination concerns consonant length or phonological status. Reduplication copies all or part of a base. In a form with a long consonant, we can ask separately whether identifiable material has been copied and whether length marks a sound contrast.
    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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  22. R-512 · Productive tension · undirected

    Discourse particle ↔ Common ground

    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
    A discourse particle can signal that a speaker is treating an assumption as shared or expecting a challenge. Common ground is the background the participants take for granted. The role of a particular particle depends on its use in the exchange.
    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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  23. R-514 · Productive tension · undirected

    Personification ↔ Apostrophe

    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
    Personification gives a non-human entity human qualities. Apostrophe redirects the address. Speaking to the wind changes the addressee. If the speaker also attributes a will or purpose to the wind, the passage can be examined for personification as well.
    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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  24. R-517 · Productive tension · undirected

    Reduplication ↔ Gemination

    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
    In reduplication, we can identify which part of the base recurs and what the repetition does. If a long consonant results, its phonological role is a separate question. The copying operation and its possible effect on the sound pattern can thus be analysed separately.
    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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