What is an indefinite concessive relation?

An indefinite concessive relation is a concession relation in which the clause that expresses the concession contains a form, such as the following, that expresses a range:

• An indefinite pro-form
• An expression with a meaning similar to “no matter”

• No matter what he said, she still refused to go out with him.
• Whoever he is, I’m not opening that door.

• What is a concession relation?

Thompson and Longacre 1985 198–199

Context for this page:

• Concept module: indefinite concessive relation
• In overview module: Glossary (Linguistics): I
• 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)
• In bookshelf: Linguistics

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