Tag Archives: coherence and cohesion

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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …