| Relation Name |
Constraints on either S or N individually |
Constraints on N + S |
Intention of W |
| Antithesis |
on N: W has positive regard for N |
N and S are in contrast (see the Contrast relation); because of the
incompatability that arises from the contrast, one cannot have positive
regard for both of those situations; comprehending S and the incompatability
between the situations increases R's positive regard for N |
R's positive regard for N is increased |
| Background |
on N: R won't comprehend N sufficiently before reading text of S |
S increases the ability of R to comprehend an element in N |
R's ability to comprehend N increases |
| Concession |
on N: W has positive regard for N on S: W is not claiming that S does
not hold; |
W acknowledges a potential or apparent incompatability between N and
S; recognizing the compatability between N and S increases R's positive
regard for N |
R's positive regard for N is increased |
| Enablement |
on N: presents an action by R (including accepting an offer), unrealized
with respect to the context of N |
R comprehending S increases R's potential ability to perform the action
in N |
R's potential ability to perform the action in N increases |
| Evidence |
on N: R might not believe N to a degree satisfactory to W on S: R believes
S or will find it credible |
R's comprehending S increases R's belief of N |
R's belief of N is increased |
| Justify |
none |
R's comprehending S increases R's readiness to accept W's right to
present N |
R's readiness to accept W's right to present N is increased |
| Motivation |
on N: N is an action in which R is the actor (including accepting an
offer), unrealized with respect to the context of N |
Comprehending S increases R's desire to perform action in N |
R's desire to perform action in N is increased |
| Preparation |
none |
S precedes N in the text; S tends to make R more ready, interested
or oriented for reading N |
R is more ready, interested or oriented for reading N |
| Restatement |
none |
on N + S: S restates N, where S and N are of comparable bulk; N is
more central to W's purposes than S is. |
R recognizes S as a restatement of N |
| Summary |
on N: N must be more than one unit |
S presents a restatement of the content of N, that is shorter in bulk |
R recognizes S as a shorter restatement of N |
| Relation Name |
Constraints on either S or N individually |
Constraints on N + S |
Intention of W |
| Circumstance |
on S: S is not unrealized |
S sets a framework in the subject matter within which R is intended
to interpret N |
R recognizes that S provides the framework for interpreting N |
| Condition |
on S: S presents a hypothetical, future, or otherwise unrealized situation
(relative to the situational context of S) |
Realization of N depends on realization of S |
R recognizes how the realization of N depends on the realization of
S |
| Elaboration |
none |
S presents additional detail about the situation or some element of
subject matter which is presented in N or inferentially accessible in N
in one or more of the ways listed below. In the list, if N presents the
first member of any pair, then S includes the second: set :: member abstraction
:: instance whole :: part process :: step object :: attribute generalization
:: specific |
R recognizes S as providing additional detail for N. R identifies the
element of subject matter for which detail is provided. |
| Evaluation |
none |
on N + S: S relates N to degree of W's positive regard toward N. |
R recognizes that S assesses N and recognizes the value it assigns |
| Interpretation |
none |
on N + S: S relates N to a framework of ideas not involved in N itself
and not concerned with W's positive regard |
R recognizes that S relates N to a framework of ideas not involved
in the knowledge presented in N itself |
| Means |
on N: an activity |
S presents a method or instrument which tends to make realization of
N more likely |
R recognizes that the method or instrument in S tends to make realization
of N more likely |
| Non-volitional Cause |
on N: N is not a volitional action |
S, by means other than motivating a volitional action, caused N; without
the presentation of S, R might not know the particular cause of the situation;
a presentation of N is more central than S to W's purposes in putting forth
the N-S combination. |
R recognizes S as a cause of N |
| Non-volitional Result |
on S: S is not a volitional action |
N caused S; presentation of N is more central to W's purposes in putting
forth the N-S combination than is the presentation of S. |
R recognizes that N could have caused the situation in S |
| Otherwise |
on N: N is an unrealized situation on S: S is an unrealized situation |
realization of N prevents realization of S |
R recognizes the dependency relation of prevention between the realization
of N and the realization of S |
| Purpose |
on N: N is an activity; on S: S is a situation that is unrealized |
S is to be realized through the activity in N |
R recognizes that the activity in N is initiated in order to realize
S |
| Solutionhood |
on S: S presents a problem |
N is a solution to the problem presented in S; |
R recognizes N as a solution to the problem presented in S |
| Unconditional |
on S: S conceivably could affect the realization of N |
N does not depend on S |
R recognizes that N does not depend on S |
| Unless |
none |
S affects the realization of N; N is realized provided that S is not
realized |
R recognizes that N is realized provided that S is not realized |
| Volitional Cause |
on N: N is a volitional action or else a situation that could have
arisen from a volitional action |
S could have caused the agent of the volitional action in N to perform
that action; without the presentation of S, R might not regard the action
as motivated or know the particular motivation; N is more central to W's
purposes in putting forth the N-S combination than S is. |
R recognizes S as a cause for the volitional action in N |
| Volitional Result |
on S: S is a volitional action or a situation that could have arisen
from a volitional action |
N could have caused S; presentation of N is more central to W's purposes
than is presentation of S; |
R recognizes that N could be a cause for the action or situation in
S |
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| Relation Name |
Constraints on each pair of N |
Intention of W |
| Contrast |
no more than two nuclei; the situations in these two nuclei are (a)
comprehended as the same in many respects (b) comprehended as differing
in a few respects and (c) compared with respect to one or more of these
differences |
R recognizes the comparability and the difference(s) yielded by the
comparison is being made |
| Joint |
none |
none |
| List |
An item comparable to others linked to it by the List relation |
R recognizes the comparability of linked items |
| Multinuclear Restatement |
An item is primarily a reexpression of one linked to it; the items
are of comparable importance to the purposes of W |
R recognizes the reexpression by the linked items |
| Sequence |
There is a succession relationship between the situations in the nuclei |
R recognizes the succession relationships among the nuclei. |