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  1. R-73 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Aspiration → 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
    Aspiration can distinguish phonemes or occur as a predictable variant, depending on the language. The relation separates a phonetic observation from its possible role in a phonological contrast.
    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-74 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Assimilation → Coarticulation

    Meaning of the relation type
    Beide Begriffe gehören demselben fachlichen Kontinent an. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Coarticulation is the temporal overlap of articulatory movements. Assimilation is a change that makes a sound more like another in one or more features. It can be related to coarticulation and may also form a regular pattern in 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)

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  3. R-75 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Assimilation → Affricate

    Meaning of the relation type
    Beide Begriffe gehören demselben fachlichen Kontinent an. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Affrication and assimilation both concern how articulatory movements are coordinated. An affricate is a sound with a closure and a fricated release. Assimilation is a process in which a sound becomes more like another.
    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-76 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Assonance → Alliteration

    Meaning of the relation type
    Beide Begriffe gehören demselben fachlichen Kontinent an. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Assonance and alliteration link linguistic units by sound. Assonance uses recurring vowel sounds and alliteration recurring initial sounds. A passage can use either or both.
    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-77 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Assonance → 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
    Assonance can link vowels made prominent by prosody. Prosody accounts for how they are grouped and weighted, while assonance describes the particular pattern of recurring sounds.
    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-78 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Backronym → Folk etymology

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    A backronym invents an expansion to fit an existing word or abbreviation. Folk etymology reinterprets a form through more familiar elements. Each supplies a new rationale for an existing form by a different route.
    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-79 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Backronym → Reanalysis

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    A backronym deliberately reinterprets an existing form as a sequence of initials. This makes it comparable to reanalysis, though the invented reading alone is insufficient evidence of historical change.
    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-80 · Distinction · directed

    Bathos → Anticlimax

    Meaning of the relation type
    Ein Atlasprofil grenzt den Zielbegriff ausdrücklich ab. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Bathos is a jarring descent from an elevated to a commonplace level. Anticlimax interrupts or reverses a rise in a sequence. It is one way of producing bathos.
    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-81 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Bathos → 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
    A sudden drop in register can cast an earlier stance in an ironic light. Bathos can also be unintended. Context is needed to judge whether the drop signals irony.
    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-82 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Semantic loan → 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 semantic loan gives an existing word a new sense under the influence of another language. It is a contact-induced form of semantic change that can occur without borrowing the other language’s word form.
    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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  11. R-83 · Distinction · directed

    Extension of meaning → Polysemy

    Meaning of the relation type
    Ein Atlasprofil grenzt den Zielbegriff ausdrücklich ab. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Broadening expands the range of uses of an expression over time. Polysemy describes the related senses it has at a given point. The distinction is between change over time and the range of senses at one stage.
    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-84 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Extension of meaning → Metaphor

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Metaphor can extend an expression to new domains of use. It is one route to semantic broadening, alongside other kinds of extension.
    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-85 · Distinction · directed

    Narrowing of meaning → Extension of meaning

    Meaning of the relation type
    Ein Atlasprofil grenzt den Zielbegriff ausdrücklich ab. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Narrowing restricts a formerly wider range of uses, while broadening expands that range. To identify the direction of change, a historical point of comparison is needed.
    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-86 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Narrowing of meaning → 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
    Narrowing is one direction of semantic change. The broader term includes changes that do not reduce an expression’s range of use.
    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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  15. R-87 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Narrowing of meaning → Pejoration

    Meaning of the relation type
    Beide Begriffe gehören demselben fachlichen Kontinent an. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Narrowing concerns the range of things an expression can apply to. Pejoration concerns a shift towards a less favourable meaning. They can coincide, but each calls for its own evidence.
    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-88 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Shift in meaning → Extension of 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
    Broadening is one kind of semantic change. The relation connects the general process of change to an increase in the range of uses of a particular expression.
    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-89 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Shift in meaning → Metaphor

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Metaphor can give rise to new uses that later become established senses. Tracing the move from a contextual transfer to lasting semantic change requires historical 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)

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  18. R-90 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Shift in meaning → Connotation

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Changes in meaning can include shifts in evaluative and social associations. Connotation brings this dimension into view as one aspect of semantic change.
    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-91 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Stream of consciousness → Free Indirect Discourse

    Meaning of the relation type
    Beide Begriffe gehören demselben fachlichen Kontinent an. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Stream of consciousness and free indirect discourse offer different ways of presenting a character’s inner life. Free indirect discourse interweaves the character’s and narrator’s voices. Stream of consciousness can follow a wider flow of perceptions, thoughts and associations.
    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-92 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Stream of consciousness → Ellipsis

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Elliptical constructions can suggest unfinished thoughts or rapid transitions in a stream of consciousness. They are one technique available for representing that flow.
    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-93 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Stream of consciousness → Information structure

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Stream of consciousness presents perceptions and thoughts from close to a character’s point of view. Information structure offers a way to ask what is treated as given, introduced as new or made prominent.
    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-94 · Distinction · directed

    Letter puzzle → 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
    Letter puzzles comprise a broad range of tasks. An anagram uses a particular rule, rearranging the letters of an existing form.
    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-95 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Letter puzzle → Acrostic

    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 acrostic can become a letter puzzle when the reader must extract a hidden sequence from selected positions. It can also serve as a poetic form in its own right.
    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-96 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Letter puzzle → Palindrome

    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 can provide the basis of a letter puzzle in which the solver finds or constructs a sequence that reads the same in reverse. The palindrome rule specifies the form of the answer. A puzzle may add other constraints.
    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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