Atemporal relations

Atemporal relations

A sub-category of the larger category relational predication. Atemporal relations include prepositions, adjectives, adverbs and non-finite verb forms (infinitives and participles), and contrast with temporal relations. The domain of time underlies the distinction between temporal and atemporal relations.

Atemporal relations are accessed via summary scanning.

Atemporal relations can be divided into two types: simple atemporal relations and complex atemporal relations.

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