List of connectors Contact person: Rasmus K. Ursem (
[email protected]), Last update: 18th July 2002 Please contact me if you have additional words or new classes. Meaning
Sentence connectors
Subordinates
Phrase linkers
Meaning
Sentence connectors
Cause and effect
Therefore As a result Consequently As a consequence Hence Thus Conclusively In conclusion Inevitably Likewise Similarly In the same way However Nevertheless Yet Still On the contrary Unfortunately Originally Surprisingly Ideally Apparently On the other hand In contrast Conversely Instead In fact Indeed As a matter of fact That is Essentially Interestingly Fortunately Inevitably Primarily Most important Typically Usually Traditionally Normally Naturally Clearly In other words That is To sum up In summary
because since as thereby
because of as a result of due to leading to owing to
Generalization
In general Generally Generally speaking In a broader context In a broader perspective In particular Particularly Specifically Moreover Besides Additionally In addition Furthermore In this context In this connection In this respect In this perspective Here In that case Otherwise Now Given
Comparison
Contrast in expectation
Contrast in comparison
Contrast in action Emphasis
Main reason Confirmation
Clarification
Specialization
Additional information as
like similar to
although even though though despite the fact but
despite despite of in spite of but
Continuation of explanation
Condition
while whereas
unlike
instead of Without condition Example
Qualification Ordering in accordance with confirms
Reintroduction summing up
i.e.
Regardless Despite For example For instance As shown by As exemplified by As illustrated by At least First, second, ... Then Next Now Continuing Further Finally Regarding For In connection with Focusing on With respect to
Subordinates
Phrase linkers
with
in addition to besides
with
if provided that when while until as long as now that once that even though exemplified by illustrated by shown by be it
before after
regardless of despite of like such as e.g.
before after
