conclusion relation

[Maite Taboada]

Hi Juliano,

Thanks for the interesting example. I'm wondering why a result relation 
is not appropriate here. Is it because you think the "he doesn't need 
the theory" part is the nucleus? If so, why not cause either?

- Maite


Juliano Desiderato Antonio wrote:
> Hi.
> In Brazilian Portuguese, words like "então" (then) and "logo" (so) are used
> to signal a relation of conclusion, as in the following example:
>
> ..  o cara pega e bota a integral onde ele quer,
> .. e faz tudo que ele quer do jeito que ele quer, 
> .. então não precisa de teoria,
> .. num precisa de matemática,
>
> .. the guy puts integrals wherever he wants,
> .. and does whatever he wants the way he wants,
> .. THEN he doesn't need the theory,
> .. he doesn't need maths.
>
> Actually, it has been very difficult to find a RST relation for cases like
> this. So, I have been thinking of creating a new relation like "conclusion".
> I'd like to hear from you about that.
> Yours,
> Juliano
>   

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