The argumentative impact of causal relations —An exemplary analysis of the free predicate in the promotional discourse

✍ Scribed by Anne Ellerup Nielsen

• Publisher: Springer Netherlands
• Year: 1996
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 976 KB
• Volume: 10
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0920-427X
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00182199

✦ Synopsis

The semantic relations between and within utterances are marked by the use of connectors and adverbials. One type of semantic relations is causal relations expressed by causal markers such as because, therefore, so, for, etc. Some of these markers cover different types of causal relations such as causality, explanation and justification. In certain types of discourse, causal relations also imply an intentional element. This paper describes the way in which the semantic and pragmatic functions of causal markers can be accounted for in terms of linguistic and rhetorical theories of argumentation.