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Text As Connected Discourse (DOWNLOADED)
Text As Connected Discourse (DOWNLOADED)
TEXT AS CONNECTED
DISCOURSE
•A text is generally considered
as written material, especially
longer pieces of writing as in a
book, a letter or a newspaper.
Discourse is generally
regarded as spoken. Jorgensen
and Phillips put forth the
qualities of a text as:
• 1. Cohesion. The parts are connected.
In conclusion
These all carry roughly the same
In summary meaning. They should be used to
indicate that you are making final
statements that cover all the
Thus supporting arguments in a very
general way.
In fact/Indeed
These two connectives have almost the
same meaning and both can be used in
the following situations: