2006-12-08 20:17:04 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
I teach this definition, as I am an English professor, and the way I like to talk about it to students is by connecting it to its root word 'cohere' which means 'hold onto', so to speak, to cling, like glue, for instance. When you think of glue, you think of adhesive, to adhere, again clinging to, and so forth.
But, more important is what it mean to the writing process. And, that is simpler. Do you see how I used those phrases above like 'so to speak' and 'for instance'? These are called transitional phrases, and they make bridges between words, groups/sections of words and also between sentences and even paragraphs. Think about phrases like 'In other words' and On the other hand' or 'Although' and many many more. These are all transtions/bridges that glue a written composition's ideas together, making the meaning clearer than if they had not been used. In essence, they make a paper cohere to each other, making sense of each other.
I hope this helps. It's about as clear as I can make it. Someone else may do better, and if they do I will be glad to have another way to teach/learn it.
Thanks for the opportunity.
2006-12-08 21:46:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Text cohesion means the ability of the text/writing to flow in a fluid, logic pattern and make sense.
2006-12-09 11:36:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The opposite of text dissolution if thats any help.
2006-12-09 05:11:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
How the text fits together by how it is the same
2006-12-09 04:37:21 · answer #4 · answered by Honey!! 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
relatedness to each other (of the text..)
2006-12-09 04:18:50 · answer #5 · answered by mariel 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~as372/landc.pdf
complingone.georgetown.edu/~linguist/papers/Spring98Symp.pdf
2006-12-09 04:59:25 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋