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  1. R-169 · Distinction · directed

    False friend → Homonymy

    Meaning of the relation type
    Ein Atlasprofil grenzt den Zielbegriff ausdrücklich ab. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    False friends resemble one another across languages but differ in meaning. Homonymy concerns distinct meanings associated with the same form. Cross-language resemblance alone is insufficient grounds for classifying two words as homonyms.
    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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  2. R-170 · Cross-field connection · directed

    False friend → 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
    Related or similar words can become false friends when their meanings develop differently. That is one possible historical explanation. It requires evidence for the history of each word.
    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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  3. R-171 · Subject neighbour · directed

    False dilemma → Framing

    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 false dilemma presents a situation as a choice among too few options. Looking at the framing reveals which options the wording brings into view. Showing that the dilemma is false also requires identifying a relevant alternative.
    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-172 · Subject neighbour · directed

    False dilemma → Straw man argument

    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 false dilemma limits the options under discussion. A straw man argument changes the position that is being challenged. Both can distort a debate 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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  5. R-173 · Subject neighbour · directed

    False dilemma → Category error

    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 false dilemma restricts the available choices. A category error attributes a property where that kind of property does not apply. The first calls for reconsidering the options, the second for reconsidering what the question assumes about its subject.
    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-174 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Family resemblance → Concept

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Family resemblance explains how concepts can belong together through overlapping similarities. It offers one way to describe a category without requiring a single defining property shared by every member.
    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-175 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Inflection → 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
    Inflection expresses grammatical differences through word forms. Morphemes help analyse how these forms express such differences. A grammatical function need not have a separately identifiable segment.
    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-176 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Inflection → Allomorphy

    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 inflectional paradigm can contain several forms of the same functional unit. Allomorphy accounts for that variation without assigning each form to a new grammatical category.
    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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  9. R-177 · Distinction · directed

    Inflection → Derivation

    Meaning of the relation type
    Ein Atlasprofil grenzt den Zielbegriff ausdrücklich ab. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Inflection produces grammatical forms of one lexeme. Derivation typically produces new lexemes. The boundary depends on the criteria used and cannot be drawn from word form alone.
    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-178 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Inflection → Ablaut

    Meaning of the relation type
    Beide Begriffe gehören demselben fachlichen Kontinent an. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Ablaut can mark a grammatical contrast through vowel alternation within an inflectional paradigm. It is one means of expressing inflection.
    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-179 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Focalization → Unreliable narration

    Meaning of the relation type
    Beide Begriffe gehören demselben fachlichen Kontinent an. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Focalisation limits access to knowledge and perception. Unreliable narration concerns reasons to doubt the account being given. A restricted viewpoint can still provide a reliable 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)

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  12. R-180 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Focalization → Perspective

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Focalisation concerns the control of access to information within narrative perspective. The broader concept also covers other ways of organising a narrative around a 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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  13. R-181 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Focalization → Deixis

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Deictic expressions can mark a narrative’s spatial or temporal point of orientation. Focalisation also concerns how access to knowledge is restricted. The two analyses address different aspects of narrative orientation.
    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-182 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Focalization → 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
    Focalisation and information structure shape what is accessible at different levels. Focalisation governs access to knowledge in a narrative. Information structure presents individual elements as given, new or 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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  15. R-183 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Focus → Information structure

    Meaning of the relation type
    Beide Begriffe gehören demselben fachlichen Kontinent an. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Focus is one part of information structure. It can give material prominence or bring alternatives into play. Other distinctions explain how an utterance treats information as given or new and how it connects to what has already been said.
    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-184 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Focus → 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 signal focus through accent, pitch movement or duration. The cues depend on the language and the context. Word order, particles or the preceding question can also help identify the focus.
    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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  17. R-185 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Focus → 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
    Focus often depends on which alternatives or questions are relevant to the participants. Common ground helps explain that background. Focus can also pick out information already mentioned.
    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-186 · Distinction · directed

    Frame semantics → Framing

    Meaning of the relation type
    Ein Atlasprofil grenzt den Zielbegriff ausdrücklich ab. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Frame semantics examines how expressions evoke structures of knowledge. Framing concerns how one perspective is foregrounded in use. The two approaches address different aspects of how meaning is organised.
    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-187 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Frame semantics → Metaphor

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    A metaphor can make one domain intelligible in terms of another. Frame semantics helps identify the roles and expectations called up by the wording. Frames can also be evoked by literal expressions.
    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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  20. R-188 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Frame semantics → 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
    An expression can evoke a frame that speakers expect their listeners to recognise. Common ground concerns what they take to be shared in this exchange. Evoking the same frame still leaves room for different assumptions about it.
    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-189 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Framing → Metaphor

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    A metaphor can make some features of a subject salient and draw attention away from others. It is one way to frame an issue. Literal descriptions and choices about which facts to mention can frame it too.
    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-190 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Connecting element → Compound

    Meaning of the relation type
    Beide Begriffe gehören demselben fachlichen Kontinent an. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Linking elements can connect the constituents of a compound. Analysing them requires distinguishing linking elements from inflectional forms and stem variants.
    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-191 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Connecting element → 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
    Whether a linking element counts as a morpheme depends on whether a distinct meaning or function can be established. The connection raises that question for analysis.
    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-192 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Connecting element → 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
    Linking elements and derivational elements can look similar. They occur in different word-formation contexts. A linking element inside a compound therefore needs its own analysis.
    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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