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.
Sources 1
- Halliday and Hasan 1976, 254–255