Cohesion

Cohesion

1. Is

   • A semantic relation between the elements in a text
     • Relates and join a set of sentences forming a unified whole
     • Holds a text together

2. This allows

   • The correct interpretation and understanding of a text

3. Types

   • Reference
     • The referential meaning
       • Is
         • The information to be retriaved
         • The identity of the thing that is being referred
     • Are the
       • Items that make reference to something else
   • Substitution
     • Is
       • When one item is replaced by another
     • Seeks that
       • A particular item is not repeated many times
   • Lexical cohesion
     • Is
       • The selection of a wide vocabulary
     • Categories
       • Reiteration
         • Use nouns to replece one element by another
           • Synonyms
           • Hyperonyms
       • Collocation
         • Are
           • Items that regularly co-occur
   • Conjunction
     • They
       • express meanings
         • That
           • presuppose the presence of other components in the text
   • Ellipsis
     • Is
       • The omission of an item
         • Beacuse
           • there is a presupposition, that an element must be understood