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
Kinds
More specific concepts within elaboration relation.
Sources 1
- Mann and Thompson 1987b, 52–53