What is a proportional relation?

Definition
	A proportional relation is a logical relation that establishes a range of conditional relations that together involve direct or inverse correlation.

Examples (English)

The more I talk, the less you listen.
As Maine goes, so goes the nation.

This utterance means that if Maine goes [votes] Republican, the U.S. goes Republican, and if Maine goes Democratic, the U.S. goes Democratic

Source:

Longacre 1985 105

Generic
	A proportional relation is a kind of
	What is a logical relation?

Sources
	Longacre 1983 105–106
	Trail 1973b 18–19

Context for this page:

Concept module: proportional relation
In overview module: Glossary (Linguistics): P
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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