Cohesion and coherence

Question 1

can be thought of as
all the grammatical and lexical
links that link one part of a
discourse to another. This
includes use of synonyms,
lexical sets, pronouns, verb
tenses, time references,
grammatical reference, etc.
For example, ‘it’, ‘neither’ and
‘this’ all refer to an idea
previously mentioned. ‘First of
all’, ‘then’ and ‘after that’ help
to sequence a discourse.
‘However’, ‘in addition’ and ‘for
instance’ link ideas and
arguments in a discourse.

Answer 1

Cohesion

Question 2

can be thought of
as how meanings and
sequences of ideas relate to
each other. Typical examples
would be general> particular;
statement> example; problem>
solution; question> answer;
claim> counter-claim.

Answer 2

Coherence

Question 3

discourses make sense to the
listener/ reader. _____________in linguistics is
what makes a discourse semantically
meaningful.

Answer 3

Coherent

Question 4

is the glue that holds a piece of writing together. In
other words, if a paper is cohesive, it sticks together from
sentence to sentence and from paragraph to paragraph.

Answer 4

Cohesion

Question 5

devices certainly include transitional words and
phrases, such as therefore, furthermore, or for instance, that
clarify for listeners/readers the relationships among ideas in a
piece of writing. However, transitions aren’t enough to make
writing cohesive. Repetition of key words and use of reference
words are also needed for cohesion.

Answer 5

Cohesive