Relationship

Signposts of Relationship

Example

Coordination

and, furthermore, also, in addition, too, again

Borges has been a major influence in Spanish-language prose. Furthermore, he has been very important in the growth of metafiction in the late 20^th Century.

Obversativity

but, yet, however, on the other hand, one exception is ….

Borges has been a major influence in Spanish-language prose; however, many Latin American writers have found his politics to be repugnant.

Causativity

for, because, as a result

Borges has been a major influence in Spanish-language prose, partly because he moved from a very baroque style early in his career to a much plainer style, largely based on Kipling.

Conclusativity

so, therefore, thus, for this reason

Borges has been a major influence in Spanish-language prose, so any good survey course will include some of his work.

Alternativity

or, alternately

Borges has been a major influence in Spanish-language prose, or a minor influence, depending on whether the writer influenced is working in the "magical realism" genre or not.

Inclusativity

such as, one example is …,        : [the colon]

Borges has been a major influence in Spanish-language prose: Cortazar, Bioy-Cesares, Vargas Llosa, Marquez, and Allende all have been inspired by him.

Sequentiality

first ... second ... third; earlier ... later; etc.

Borges has been a major influence in Spanish-language prose, first in his native Argentina, then in the Spanish-speaking world as a whole.