ABSTRACT
The study of text cohesion and coherence has been a topic of heated discussion in Linguistics since the 1990s. Western linguists have developed two major theoretical frameworks to describe the relationship between the two concepts: one posits that cohesive devices are important means to ensure cohesion; the other argues that coherence does not rely on cohesion. Yet neither has complete explanatory power over reality; nor can they solve real-life problems.
This title proposes a creative, concrete, and highly operational theoretical model that unites cohesion and coherence using authentic English or Chinese examples. The authors clarify the concepts of coherence and expand the scope of the research by focusing on a variety of internal and external factors, such as psycho-cognitive and socio-cultural factors. Moreover, the authors propose that the new theoretical paradigm can be applied to a range of other disciplines, including translation and foreign language teaching.
This title has been one of the most cited works on cohesion and coherence in China. Students and scholars of discourse analysis, linguistics, and language education will find this an invaluable reference.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|35 pages
Theoretical research
chapter 1|15 pages
Text coherence: retrospect and prospect
chapter 2|18 pages
Theoretical research on the concept of coherence
part II|49 pages
External factors for text coherence
chapter 3|23 pages
Sociocultural factors and text coherence
chapter 4|24 pages
Psycho-cognitive factors and text coherence
part III|115 pages
Internal conditions for text coherence: a study of cohesive devices
chapter 5|13 pages
The scope and type of text cohesion
chapter 6|29 pages
Cohesive relation and its role in text coherence
chapter 7|18 pages
Cohesive force and the degree of text coherence
chapter 8|23 pages
Cohesive principles and language communication
chapter 9|10 pages
The macro-principles of text coherence
chapter 10|20 pages
Cohesion in multimodal text
part IV|84 pages
The application of the theory of cohesion and coherence