LING477 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Sentence Clause Structure, Noam Chomsky, Dummy Pronoun
16 Dec 2018
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In preparing to present information, the speaker or writer must consider such questions: How can i word each sentence so as to make my meaning as clear as possible. 15. 2 coherence: making it clear what a passage is about. When a passage"s topic is easily identified and when every sentence of the passage relates to that topic in a clear and logical way. 15. 3 cohesion: linking sentences together in connected discourse. When each sentence follows smoothly from the one that precedes it. Strategy 1: begin each clause with information that was mentioned in an immediately preceding clause or sentence. It makes the passage difficult to follow reader is misled into thinking that a new topic has been introduced when the topic is still the same. Such as first, secondly, for example, for instance, furthermore, moreover, in addition, similarly, finally, in fact, therefore etc. Strategy 4: use coordination and parallel structure.
