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In the following, W refers to the Writer (or speaker) and R refers to the addressed Reader (or hearer); S refers to a satellite and N refers to a nucleus in each relation (see also //Choosing between relations// further below for some tests to distinguish confusable relations): | In the following, W refers to the Writer (or speaker) and R refers to the addressed Reader (or hearer); S refers to a satellite and N refers to a nucleus in each relation (see also //Choosing between relations// further below for some tests to distinguish confusable relations): | ||
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+ | → if a relation can only point forward by definition; ← if only backward; →← if either forward or backward; ^ for multi-nucleus relations. | ||
* Presentational | * Presentational | ||
- | * Antithesis | + | * Antithesis |
- | * Background - S provides information to increase R's understanding of N | + | * Background |
- | * Concession - R is meant to look past an incompatibility of N with S | + | * Concession |
- | * Evidence - S provides evidence which increases R's belief in N | + | * Evidence |
- | * Justify - S increases R's acceptance of W's right to say N | + | * Justify |
- | * Motivation - S is meant to influence R's willingness to act according to N | + | * Motivation |
* Preparation - S makes R more prepared for the appearance of N; three subtypes are recognized: | * Preparation - S makes R more prepared for the appearance of N; three subtypes are recognized: | ||
- | * Preparation-Organization - is used specifically when the preparation is expressed in an explicit text organizing device such as a heading | + | * Preparation-Organization |
- | * Preparation-Phatic - is used when the preparation merely amounts to W holding the floor, without otherwise contributing propositional content to the discourse, including backchanneling, | + | * Preparation-Phatic |
- | * Preparation-Setup - covers all other forms of preparation | + | * Preparation-Setup |
* Subject matter | * Subject matter | ||
- | * Attribution - S provides the source of information in N | + | * Attribution |
- | * Cause - S is the cause of N (and N is more prominent) | + | * Cause(→←) |
- | * Circumstance - S details circumstances (often spatio-temporal) under which N applies | + | * Circumstance |
- | * Condition - N occurs depending on S | + | * Condition |
* Elaboration - S gives additional information about N. Two subtypes are recognized: | * Elaboration - S gives additional information about N. Two subtypes are recognized: | ||
- | * Elaboration-Attribute - is used when S elaborates on a single phrase within N, rather than on the entire proposition in N | + | * Elaboration-Attribute |
- | * Elaboration-Additional - is used in all other cases, when S is an elaboration on N as a whole | + | * Elaboration-Additional |
- | * Evaluation - S provides an assessment of N by W (R does not have to share this assessment) | + | * Evaluation |
- | * Manner - S indicates the manner in which N happens | + | * Manner |
- | * Means - S indicates the means by which N happens | + | * Means (→←) |
- | * Purpose - N is initiated or exists in order to realize S | + | * Purpose |
- | * Question - N is the answer to the question posed by S | + | * Question |
- | * Result - S is the result of N (or: N is the cause of S, and N is more prominent) | + | * Result |
- | * Solutionhood - N is a solution to a problem presented by S | + | * Solutionhood |
- | * Restatement-Partial - S partly realizes the same role and content as a previous N | + | * Restatement-Partial |
* Multinuclear relations | * Multinuclear relations | ||
- | * Contrast - W presents multiple Ns as incompatible, | + | * Contrast |
- | * Disjunction - W presents multiple Ns which can be regarded as interchangeable alternatives | + | * Disjunction |
- | * List - W presents multiple Ns in parallel which can be regarded as additive to one another (both X and Y), are of equal prominence, and do not exhibit a temporal sequence, contrast or alternative status. The elements should serve an equivalent purpose to each other (otherwise, see Joint) | + | * List (^) - W presents multiple Ns in parallel which can be regarded as additive to one another (both X and Y), are of equal prominence, and do not exhibit a temporal sequence, contrast or alternative status. The elements should serve an equivalent purpose to each other (otherwise, see Joint) |
- | * Sequence - Multiple Ns form a temporally ordered sequence of events in order | + | * Sequence |
- | * Restatement-Repetition - Multiple Ns realize the same role and content | + | * Restatement-Repetition |
- | * Same-unit - indicates a discontinuous discourse unit (this is not a discourse relation) | + | * Same-unit |
- | * Joint - any other collection of discourse units of equal prominence at the same level of hierarchy, but of disparate (non-equivalent) discourse purpose compared to each other | + | * Joint (^) - any other collection of discourse units of equal prominence at the same level of hierarchy, but of disparate (non-equivalent) discourse purpose compared to each other |
===Complete trees=== | ===Complete trees=== |