Cohesion Features Flashcards
Lexical choice
The role of content words to create a text. These are often - synonym, antonymy, hyponym, and hypernymy.
Ellipsis
The omission of words or phrases that have either been previously stated, or can be inferred from the text
Repetition
The usage of the same words throughout a text to emphasise an idea
Substitution
The usage of alternative words, phrases, or clauses, to replace the original term/s. This avoids unnecessary repetition.
Collocation
Words that typically appear next to or close to one another. This helps the reader to predict what will come next
Adverbials
Words or phrases that provide information, often to signpost a time, place or manner
Conjunctions
Words that join clauses together to allow for additions, comparisons, or contrasts
Information Flow
Organising and sequencing language to effectively communicate. Often involves front focus, clefting, and end focus
Reference
When a speaker uses an expression to refer to another word, phrase or clause.
Front Focus
When the important information is placed at the beginning of a sentence
Clefting
When a particular element of a sentence is emphasised. Can be achieved by it-clefting or wh-clefting
End Focus
When the important information is placed at the end of the sentence.
Anaphoric Reference
When a speaker refers to something that has PREVIOUSLY mentioned in the text.
Cataphoric Reference
When a speaker refers to something that WILL BE mentioned later in the text.
Deictic Reference
Expressions the signal the people, places, objects, times, or situations in which a discourse is occurring.
