Causal Relation
Definition:
A causal relation is an interpropositional relation in which the situation expressed by some proposition(s) is communicated as bringing about:
- the situation expressed by some other proposition(s) (an external relation), or
- the usage of some other proposition(s) in a reasoning or argument from a premise (an internal relation)
Source:
This page is an extract from the LinguaLinks Library. Version 5.0 published on CD-ROM by SIL International, 2003.