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)
Kinds
More specific concepts within causal relation.
Sources 3
- Longacre 1983, 106–107
- Halliday and Hasan 1976, 256–258
- Hollenbach 1975, 16