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Cohesive Devices

Coherence and Cohesion

This post includes a detailed description of cohesive devices along with the components of lexical cohesion in coherence and cohesion. Lexical cohesion involves the choice of vocabulary. It is concerned with the relationship that exists between lexical items in a text such as words and phrases, in particular, content words, …

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Cohesive Devices: Conjunctions in Discourse

This post includes a description of cohesive devices: conjunctions in discourse including subordinating conjunctions, additive conjunctions, adversative conjunctions, causal conjunctions, and temporal conjunctions. A conjunction is an element of Grammatical Cohesion in Discourse. Let’s have a look at Cohesive Devices: Conjunctions in Discourse: What is a Conjunction? Conjunctions are linking …

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Define Ellipsis in Discourse

Define Ellipsis in Discourse

To begin with, this post will define Ellipsis in Discourse which is a component of coherence and cohesion and is considered an important grammatical cohesive device in the subject of discourse analysis. Define Ellipsis in Discourse: Ellipsis Definition: Initially, the ellipsis is the process of omitting an unnecessary item, which …

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