What is a motivation relation?

Definition
	An interpropositional relation in which the speaker expresses a proposition(s) to increase the addressee's willingness to accept the directive communicated in another proposition.

Example (English)

The ballet company is giving four concerts next week. Tickets are $7.50. It’s new choreography and should be very entertaining.

The last sentence is intended to motivate attendance at the concerts mentioned in the first.

Adapted from:

Mann and Thompson 1987b 56

Generic
	A motivation relation is a kind of
	What is an interpropositional relation?

Concept module: motivation relation
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