Background Relation
Background Relation
A background relation is an interpropositional relation in which one or more propositions are provided as information necessary for the proper understanding of some other proposition(s).
(English)
In the following construction, the first proposition provides background information for the second:
- Someone left a coffee cup in my office; would the owner please come and get it?
Page/s: 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: 53–54
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⇆ Proposition
