PREFERRED TERM
1132Adversative clauses
BROADER CONCEPT
ENTRY TERMS
- Antithetical clauses
- Contrastive clauses
- Oppositional clauses
SCOPE NOTE
- Adversative clauses express an event or situation that is opposite to what of the main clause. The adversative conjunctions are while or whereas implying opposition or contrast. But and although are also adversative conjunctions introducing adversative clauses.
SOURCE
- Κλαίρης & Μπαμπινιώτης 2005
- Τριανταφυλλίδης 1977
- Τσοπανάκης 1998
CONTRIBUTOR
- Katsiadakis Helen (AA)
CREATOR
- Karasimos Athanasios (AA)
IN OTHER LANGUAGES
Εναντιωματικές προτάσεις
Greek
Αντιθετικές προτάσεις
URI
https://humanitiesthesaurus.academyofathens.gr/dyas-resource/Concept/1132
