ABSTRACT
In chapter 2, I established a theory of coherence comprised of four principles that describe the qualities that recipients attribute to coherent discourse: continuity (relation), clarity (manner), adequacy (quantity), and accuracy (quality). In chapter 3, I established a theory of cohesion comprised of two principles that describe how producers establish one aspect of discourse coherence—continuity; those principles acknowledge the impact of the similarity and proximity of discourse elements. However, I have considered how continuity is established only at the most local or lowest level of discourse—what I have called discourse elements (e.g., typographies, phonemes, morphemes, clauses, words, etc.).
