Previousness Relation
Previousness Relation
A previousness relation is a temporal relation in which the event or state of a latter-expressed proposition is communicated to have occurred before the event or state of a prior-expressed proposition.
(English)
The word previously indicates a previousness relation as in he weighed in at 163 pounds. Previously, he had only registered 159.
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Source: Halliday and Hasan 1976
Halliday, M. A. K., and Ruqaiya Hasan. 1976.Cohesion in English. London: Longman.
Broader Terms
Related terms
- RT⇆ Event
- RT⇆ Proposition
