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

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  1. R-193 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Gemination → Minimal pair

    Meaning of the relation type
    Beide Begriffe gehören demselben fachlichen Kontinent an. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Gemination can distinguish words in languages that contrast short and long consonants. A minimal pair provides evidence for that function. A longer pronunciation in isolation does not establish a 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-194 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Gemination → 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
    Geminates raise a question about how a long consonant relates to the syllables on either side of it. Syllable analysis helps account for its timing and structural position, which can vary across languages and analyses.
    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-195 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Conversational maxim → Implicature

    Meaning of the relation type
    Beide Begriffe gehören demselben fachlichen Kontinent an. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Conversational maxims offer a model of how participants infer implicatures in context. They describe expectations about cooperation and explain some inferences better than others.
    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-196 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Conversational maxim → Common ground

    Meaning of the relation type
    Beide Begriffe gehören demselben fachlichen Kontinent an. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    What counts as informative enough or relevant in a conversation depends in part on what participants assume they already share. Common ground helps explain how conversational maxims apply in a particular exchange.
    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-197 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Conversational maxim → Irony

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Irony can exploit a tension between what is said and the expectation of truthfulness. Conversational maxims provide one way to explain this effect.
    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-198 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Conversational turn → Speaker change

    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 conversational turn is a participant’s contribution to a conversation. Speaker change is the transition from one speaker to another; the organisation of contributions and transitions is studied as part of turn-taking. Distinguish the contribution unit, the change event and the organisational practices.
    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-199 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Conversational turn → 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 indicate whether a conversational turn is continuing or coming to an end. Its cues to speaker change work together with syntax and the activity in progress.
    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-200 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Conversational turn → 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
    Turns organise contributions to an ongoing conversation. Information structure helps identify what each turn takes up, highlights or introduces.
    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-201 · Distinction · directed

    Grammaticalization → Shift in 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
    Grammaticalisation changes how an expression functions grammatically and how it fits into a construction or system. Semantic change is broader. It can occur without an expression acquiring a grammatical function.
    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-202 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Grammaticalization → 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
    Reanalysis changes how an expression’s structure is interpreted and can contribute to grammaticalisation. Evidence for one process does not by itself establish that the other has taken place.
    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-203 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Grammaticalization → Convention

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Grammaticalisation involves new patterns becoming established in use. Convention helps explain how such patterns are shared. Reconstructing a particular historical path still requires 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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  12. R-204 · Distinction · directed

    Hermeneutics → 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
    Hermeneutics examines the practices and conditions of interpretation. A perspective shapes what comes into view from a particular position. A defensible interpretation still needs to show how its reading is grounded.
    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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  13. R-205 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Heterogram → Lipogram

    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 heterogram restricts repetition of letters. A lipogram excludes selected characters. The two constraints organise the same kind of material in different ways.
    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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  14. R-206 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Heterogram → Anagram

    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 heterogram, each letter occurs at most once. An anagram rearranges the letters of an expression, keeping their counts. A text can satisfy both constraints if its letters are distinct and can be rearranged to form another 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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  15. R-207 · Distinction · directed

    Hiatus → Diphthong

    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 hiatus places adjacent vowels in different syllables. A diphthong combines vowel qualities in a single syllable nucleus. Spelling alone cannot establish which analysis applies.
    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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  16. R-208 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Hiatus → 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
    Hiatus occurs when adjacent vowels belong to different syllables. Establishing it requires a syllable analysis of the spoken form. Two adjacent vowel letters can represent a different sound 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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  17. R-209 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Hiatus → Elision

    Meaning of the relation type
    Beide Begriffe gehören demselben fachlichen Kontinent an. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Elision can shorten a sequence of vowels and may remove a hiatus. Compare the pronunciations to establish what changes. An account of how the pattern developed also needs historical 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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  18. R-210 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Politeness strategy → Facework

    Meaning of the relation type
    Beide Begriffe gehören demselben fachlichen Kontinent an. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Politeness strategies can protect or negotiate participants’ social standing. Facework covers the wider range of ways they manage such concerns in interaction.
    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-211 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Politeness strategy → Audience design

    Meaning of the relation type
    Beide Begriffe gehören demselben fachlichen Kontinent an. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Politeness strategies take account of the listener’s role, expectations and relationship to the speaker. Audience design covers this orientation in other contexts too, such as making a technical explanation accessible.
    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-212 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Politeness strategy → Implicature

    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 indirect or softened formulation can convey politeness through an inferred message. Implicature offers one explanation, alongside conventional ways of expressing politeness.
    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-213 · Distinction · directed

    Homonymy → 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
    Homonymy and polysemy both involve a form with more than one meaning. The distinction depends on whether the meanings are analysed as unrelated or related. Shared spelling alone leaves that question open.
    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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  22. R-214 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Homonymy → Homophony

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Homophony is identity of sound. Homonymy concerns distinct lexical meanings associated with the same form. The terms can overlap, depending on whether the definition uses pronunciation, spelling or both.
    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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  23. R-215 · Distinction · directed

    Homophony → 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
    Homophones sound alike and may be spelt differently. How that relation fits under homonymy depends on whether the analysis requires matching pronunciation, spelling or both. State the criteria before comparing the terms.
    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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  24. R-216 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Homophony → Mondegreen

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Similar or identical sound sequences can be segmented and understood differently by a listener. A mondegreen is one instance of such mishearing. Homophony concerns sound identity between forms.
    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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