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Asynchronous

Definition​

Used when: the events or situations in the two arguments are temporally ordered. If the order is known, instead use the sub-types Before or After.

Sub-types​

  • Before is used when the connective indicates that the situation in the source argument precedes or occurs before the situation described in target argument.
  • After the connective indicates that the situation in the source argument follows or occurs after the situation described in target argument.

Examples​

Example 1:
(1) A: I won't be available from 3-4pm, I have a meeting at that time
(2) B: Ok, I'll reach out at a different time then
---
(2) --Asynchronous--> (1)

B 'reaching out' and A's meeting are temporally ordered and not overlapping, but the exact order is not specified.


## References

See "Temporal.Asynchronous" in the [Penn Discourse Tree Bank Annotation Manual](https://repository.upenn.edu/handle/20.500.14332/37623).