Previousness Relation
Definition:
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.
Examples:
(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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This page is an extract from the LinguaLinks Library. Version 5.0 published on CD-ROM by SIL International, 2003.