What is a specification relation?

Definition
	A specification relation is an elaboration relation in which a proposition provides more information about another proposition by restating it more narrowly.

Example (English)

John is sick; he has the flu.

Source:

Dijk 1981 269

Kind
	Here is a kind of specification relation:
	What is an exemplification relation?

Generic
	A specification relation is a kind of
	What is an elaboration relation?

Concept module: specification relation
In overview module: Glossary (Linguistics): S
In modular book: Glossary of linguistic terms, by Eugene E. Loos (general editor), Susan Anderson (editor), Dwight H., Day, Jr. (editor), Paul C. Jordan (editor), and J. Douglas Wingate (editor)
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