Cohesive devices in selected academic papers

Author

Bilal, Umar Abd al-Farraj Fadl al-Sayyid

Source

Journal of Linguistic and Literary Studies

Issue

Vol. 20, Issue 2 (30 Jun. 2019), pp.41-48, 8 p.

Publisher

Sudan University of Science and Technology Deanship of Scientific Research

Publication Date

2019-06-30

Country of Publication

Sudan

No. of Pages

8

Main Subjects

Literature

Abstract EN

Discourse is essential in communicating thoughts and ideas.

People around the world communicate their ideas through stretches of language.

In order to understand any discourse, it must achieve cohesion.

The purpose of this paper is to define and describe the cohesive devices based on the work of Halliday and Hasan (1976).

It also aims to emphasize the necessity of using these devices by analyzing a Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (MELAB) sample examination of a student’s essay writing.

The student’s writing shows clear evidence of cohesion and demonstrates the use of grammatical and lexical devices.

It is noticed that the most grammatical devices used are reference and conjunction.

On the contrary, there is little evidence of using lexical devices.

Although the essay is somewhat cohesive, some areas still need improvement

American Psychological Association (APA)

Bilal, Umar Abd al-Farraj Fadl al-Sayyid. 2019. Cohesive devices in selected academic papers. Journal of Linguistic and Literary Studies،Vol. 20, no. 2, pp.41-48.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1337645

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Bilal, Umar Abd al-Farraj Fadl al-Sayyid. Cohesive devices in selected academic papers. Journal of Linguistic and Literary Studies Vol. 20, no. 2 (Jun. 2019), pp.41-48.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1337645

American Medical Association (AMA)

Bilal, Umar Abd al-Farraj Fadl al-Sayyid. Cohesive devices in selected academic papers. Journal of Linguistic and Literary Studies. 2019. Vol. 20, no. 2, pp.41-48.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1337645

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes appendices : p. 47-48

Record ID

BIM-1337645