This post includes a detailed analysis of Theme and Rheme in Discourse along with different types of themes in discourse. Let’s have a look at Theme and Rheme in Discourse: The theme is the starting point of a clause or a sentence; that is, what the clause is ‘about’. The remainder of the clause or […]
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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, and the relationship between them.
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 devices between sentences or clauses
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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 has been mentioned earlier in
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This post includes an explanation of the concept of Substitution in Coherence and Cohesion, a component of grammatical cohesion in discourse. Substitution is a component of Grammatical Cohesion. To begin with, let’s have a look at the Substitution in Coherence and Cohesion: Definition of Substitution Substitution occurs when an item is replaced by another item
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This post includes a detailed analysis of Anaphoric and Cataphoric Reference along with exophoric references and homophoric references in discourse. To begin with, let’s have a look at the Anaphoric and Cataphoric Reference: Anaphoric Reference Definition Anaphoric reference is where a word or phrase refers back to another word or phrase used earlier in a
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This post includes a description of Coherence and Cohesion along with an explanation of grammatical cohesive devices and also tells about the coherence and cohesion meaning in discourse. Sample Paragraph (Non-coherent) Yesterday, I went to a party. The child was standing there. A man was standing in the middle of the road. Someone shouted, help,
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This post includes a detailed explanation of different types of Paragraph and examples of short paragraph and small paragraph. The types of paragraph are as under: Argumentative paragraph Argumentative writing or speaking is when the composer attempts to convince an audience that his or her opinion is correct, typically by using logic and appealing to
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This post includes definitions and examples of Critical Discourse Analysis, discourse analysis and discourse in Linguistics. What is Discourse? Discourse is the verbal or written exchange of ideas. Any unit of connected speech or writing that is  A. longer than a sentence and  B. that has a coherent meaning and  C. a clear
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This post includes an FPSC CSS Essay: CSS Pakistan on the argumentative essay topic ‘SOCIAL MEDIA BLESSING OR CURSE’. SOCIAL MEDIA BLESSING OR CURSE To begin with, let’s start with the introduction of FPSC CSS Essay: CSS Pakistan: Argumentative Essay Introduction The great thing about social media was how it gave a voice to voiceless
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