Indefinite Concessive Relation
Definition:
An indefinite concessive relation is a concession relation in which the clause that expresses the concession contains a form, such as the following, that expresses a range:
- An indefinite pro-form
- An expression with a meaning similar to “no matter”
Examples:
(English)
- No matter what he said, she still refused to go out with him.
- Whoever he is, I’m not opening that door.
See Also:
Source:
198–199
This page is an extract from the LinguaLinks Library. Version 5.0 published on CD-ROM by SIL International, 2003.