Dismissive Relation
Definition:
A dismissive relation is an interpropositional relation which communicates the irrelevancy of some proposition(s) to some other(s) without communicating contraexpectation.
Discussion:
A dismissive relation is sometimes similar to an indefinite concessive relation.
Examples:
(English)
We may be back tonight; I'm not sure; either way, just make yourselves at home.
Expressions such as anyhow or at any rate, either in a context similar to the first example or when functioning as subject-changers.
Source:
254–255
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