Parenthesis Relation
Definition:
A parenthesis relation is an interpropositional relation in which some proposition(s) is a digression from those expressed before and after.
Examples:
The phrase by the way signals the parenthesis relation:
- If you’ll pick me up at 2:00—by the way, thanks for driving— we can be on our way.
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Source:
This page is an extract from the LinguaLinks Library. Version 5.0 published on CD-ROM by SIL International, 2003.