Motivation Relation
Motivation Relation
An interpropositional relation in which the speaker expresses a proposition(s) to increase the addressee's willingness to accept the directive communicated in another proposition.
(English)
- The ballet company is giving four concerts next week. Tickets are $7.50. It’s new choreography and should be very entertaining.
The last sentence is intended to motivate attendance at the concerts mentioned in the first.
Page/s: 25–26
Source: Matthiessen and Thompson 1987
Matthiessen, Christian, and Sandra A. Thompson. 1987.The structure of discourse and 'subordination'. Marina del Rey, CA: Information Sciences Institute.
Page/s: 55–56
Source: Mann and Thompson 1987b
Mann, William C., and Sandra A. Thompson. 1987b.Rhetorical structure theory: A theory of text organization. Marina del Rey, CA: Information Sciences Institute.
Broader Terms
Related terms
- RT⇆ Addressee
- RT⇆ Directive Illocutionary Point
- RT⇆ Proposition
- RT⇆ Speaker
