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(1) Functional; these show as what thought-element an idea 
is to be used; they declare absolute position; 
(2) Associational; these show that a particular idea can be 
used only with another particular idea; they declare relative 
position. 
b. Independent. 
Supposing this list to be complete, the question rises: what is 
the value of the thought-connective ? Before seeking an answer, 
let the connective first be isolated from its sister species in the 
grammatical classification. All these species are ranged under 
the genus conjunction. One species is conceived to join separ¬ 
ate sentences; thus: “Roses are red but lilies are white.” 
Another is said to join single words; thus: “He and I were 
there. ” Another still is thought to unite larger portions of the 
sentence; thus: “He stood up, that all might see him.” The 
present investigation will be extended to conjunctions of the 
first kind only; that is, to words which are said to join sentences. 
From the view-point of syntax or sentence-study these words 
are sentence-conjunctions. From the view-point of thought- 
study they would properly be known as judgment-conjunctions. 
In semi-popular parlance they are called thought-connectives. 
This phrase is not absolutely definite; but, being enough so for 
practical purposes, it will henceforth be employed. To reach a 
perfectly distinct, though somewhat arbitrary line of demarca¬ 
tion, only those sentences between which a period is allowed to 
stand will be ranked as separate. 
II. EXPRESSION OF THOUGHT CONNECTION. 
The connecting or joining of thoughts is obviously a mere 
figure of speech and cannot be expected to present with exact¬ 
ness any process of the mind. Yet a little examination of the 
figuratively taken physical process is helpful in studying the 
mental process which it pictures. 
MEANING OP CONNECTON. 
Viewed in its simpler aspects, what is known as connection or 
junction supposes unbroken continuity in the unit which it pro- 
