Glossary of Linguistic Terms

Interpretation Relation

Definition: 

An interpretation relation is an interpropositional relation in which some proposition(s) relate the content of some other proposition(s) to a different framework of ideas, a framework other than the speaker's value judgments. 

Examples: 

(English)

  • A steep decline in capital spending has occurred; such a decline is unusual at this stage in an economic expansion.
See Also: 
Proposition
Source: 
Mann and Thompson 1987b
67–69

This page is an extract from the LinguaLinks Library. Version 5.0 published on CD-ROM by SIL International, 2003.

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Glossary Hierarchy

  • Meaning And Pragmatic Function
  • Interpropositional Relation
  • Interpretation Relation