Background Relation
Definition:
A background relation is an interpropositional relation in which one or more propositions are provided as information necessary for the proper understanding of some other proposition(s).
Examples:
(English)
In the following construction, the first proposition provides background information for the second:
- Someone left a coffee cup in my office; would the owner please come and get it?
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Source:
This page is an extract from the LinguaLinks Library. Version 5.0 published on CD-ROM by SIL International, 2003.