Definition
A contrast relation is an interpropositional relation which expresses that a difference between one proposition and another is relevant.
Examples
(English)
- Animals heal, but trees compartmentalize.
- Some uses of the following words signify a contrast relation:
- however
- on the other hand
- but
Kinds
More specific concepts within contrast relation.
Sources 4
- Mann and Thompson 1987b, 74–75
- Longacre 1983, 83–85, 88
- Bickford and Daly 1996, 100–102
- Halliday and Hasan 1976, 247, 252