Cohesion in EnglishCohesion in English is concerned with a relatively neglected part of the linguistic system: its resources for text construction, the range of meanings that are speciffically associated with relating what is being spoken or written to its semantic environment. A principal component of these resources is 'cohesion'. This book studies the cohesion that arises from semantic relations between sentences. Reference from one to the other, repetition of word meanings, the conjunctive force of but, so, then and the like are considered. Further, it describes a method for analysing and coding sentences, which is applied to specimen texts. |
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additive adverbs Alice already anaphoric answer called carried cataphoric Chapter clause cohesion common comparative complex conjunctive context contrast defined Deictic demonstrative determiner discussed distinction element ellipsis elliptical English environment example exophoric expressed fact Finally finite function further future given going grammatical hand Head hence identity instances internal interpretation involves John kind language less lexical item lexical verb linguistic look meaning modal Modifier namely negative never nominal group normally Note noun Numerative occur operator particular past patterns perhaps person play polarity positive possible preceding present presupposed presupposition principle provides question reason reference item relation reported repudiated response role seems selection semantic sense sentence shows simply situation speaker specific speech structure Subject substitute taken tense textual texture thing tion typically usually verbal group whereas whole