connectives
Words that bridge
Connectives are words or phrases that link parts of a sentence, paragraph, or argument.
The term appears most often in British educational contexts, where children learn to use connectives like *however*, *therefore*, *because*, and *although* to join ideas: Use connectives to make your writing flow better.
In linguistics and logic, connectives specifically refers to logical operators like *and*, *or*, and *if...then*.
Word joining clauses together
- prepositionRelational grammar term
- adverbVerb or adjective modifier
- clauseProvision in agreement
- phraseWords forming partial meaning
syntax · subordinator · coordinator · correlative · however · therefore · moreover · furthermore
Word joining clauses together
- disjunctionState of being apart
- negationDenial or cancellation
- implicationIndirect suggestion or consequence
- equivalenceState of being equal
proposition · inference · antecedent · consequent · conditional · biconditional · and · or
Logical internal consistency
- unityWholeness through cohesion
- flowUnbroken forward movement
- continuityUninterrupted progression or coherence
- linkageConnected system of parts
bridging · transition · segue · thread · tie · binding · integration · anaphora
conjunction
Word joining clauses together
- prepositionRelational grammar term
- adverbVerb or adjective modifier
- clauseProvision in agreement
phrase · syntax · subordinator · coordinator · correlative · however · therefore · moreover · furthermore · nevertheless
conjunction
Word joining clauses together
- disjunctionState of being apart
- negationDenial or cancellation
- implicationIndirect suggestion or consequence
equivalence · proposition · inference · antecedent · consequent · conditional · biconditional · and · or · not
coherence
Logical internal consistency
- unityWholeness through cohesion
- flowUnbroken forward movement
- continuityUninterrupted progression or coherence
linkage · bridging · transition · segue · thread · tie · binding · integration · anaphora · reference
collagen
Structural body protein
cartilage · adipose · elastin · fibrous · areolar · reticular · matrix · fibroblast · dermis · membrane
- logicpremise, premises, conclusion, conclusions, inference
- discoursediscussion, discourse, text analysis, dialogue, cohesion
- invertebrate neuronsneurons, ganglia, nerve cord, synapse, axons
- Lojbanindicators, terminators, terminator
- text cohesioncohesion, coherence, reference, transitions, connectors
- grammardeclension, pronouns, adjectives, conjugation, nouns
connectivesnouns
Words naming entities
verbs · substantives · adjectives · headwords · arguments
connectivesfragments
Incomplete broken pieces
non-sequiturs · disjunctions · breaks · gaps · interruptions
- connective tissueSupportive biological matrix
- logical connectivesSymbols joining logical statements