Elaboration Relation
Definition:
An elaboration relation is an interpropositional relation in which a proposition(s) provides detail relating to some aspect of another proposition.
Examples:
(English)
- Naming a member of a set
- Providing an instance of an abstraction
- Naming a part of a whole
- Describing a step in a process
- Giving an attribute of an object
- Providing a specific in relation to a generalization
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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.