What is an emphatic additive relation?

Definition
	An emphatic additive relation is an additive relation in which the cumulative nature of the propositions in the relation is emphasized.

Examples (English)
	further furthermore also moreover what is more besides additionally in addition not only that but

Generic
	An emphatic additive relation is a kind of
	What is an additive relation?

Source
	Halliday and Hasan 1976 246

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Concept module: emphatic additive relation
In overview module: Glossary (Linguistics): E
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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