Cohesion Features Flashcards

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Lexical choice

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The role of content words to create a text. These are often - synonym, antonymy, hyponym, and hypernymy.

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Ellipsis

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The omission of words or phrases that have either been previously stated, or can be inferred from the text

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Repetition

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The usage of the same words throughout a text to emphasise an idea

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Substitution

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The usage of alternative words, phrases, or clauses, to replace the original term/s. This avoids unnecessary repetition.

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Collocation

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Words that typically appear next to or close to one another. This helps the reader to predict what will come next

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Adverbials

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Words or phrases that provide information, often to signpost a time, place or manner

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Conjunctions

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Words that join clauses together to allow for additions, comparisons, or contrasts

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Information Flow

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Organising and sequencing language to effectively communicate. Often involves front focus, clefting, and end focus

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Reference

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When a speaker uses an expression to refer to another word, phrase or clause.

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Front Focus

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When the important information is placed at the beginning of a sentence

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Clefting

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When a particular element of a sentence is emphasised. Can be achieved by it-clefting or wh-clefting

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End Focus

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When the important information is placed at the end of the sentence.

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Anaphoric Reference

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When a speaker refers to something that has PREVIOUSLY mentioned in the text.

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Cataphoric Reference

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When a speaker refers to something that WILL BE mentioned later in the text.

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Deictic Reference

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Expressions the signal the people, places, objects, times, or situations in which a discourse is occurring.

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