Restatement Relation. Glossary of Linguistic Terms

Restatement Relation

Definition note

A restatement relation is an interpropositional relation in which a proposition(s) substantially paraphrases another proposition(s).

Example note

A well-groomed car reflects its owner. The car you drive says a lot about you.

Bibliographic note 5

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Source: Noel 1986

Noel, Dirk. 1986.Towards a functional characterization of the news of the BBC World News Service. Antwerp Papers in Linguistics 49. Antwerp, Belgium 9683101704.

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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.

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Source: Hollenbach 1975

Hollenbach, Bruce. 1975. "Discourse structure, interpropositional relations, and translation." NOT 1962–2002.

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Source: Dijk 1981

Dijk, Teun van. 1981.Studies in the pragmatics of discourse. The Hague: Mouton.

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Source: Beekman, Callow, and Kopesec 1981

Beekman, John, John Callow, and Michael Kopesec. 1981.The semantic structure of written communication. Dallas, TX: Summer Institute of Linguistics.