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Peer reviewedHardy, Donald E.; Leuchtmann, Amy – Discourse Processes, 1996
Tests D. Schiffrin's hypothesis that the choice between "CAUSE so RESULT" sequences and "RESULT because CAUSE" sequences is determined by topic continuity against British conversational data from the London-Lund Corpus of Spoken English. Produces results similar to Schiffrin's. Concludes that these studies reveal a cohesive…
Descriptors: Connected Discourse, Discourse Analysis, Grammar, Language Research
Peer reviewedSegal, Erwin M.; And Others – Discourse Processes, 1991
Explores four views of the role of interclausal connectives as a set of linguistic devices that help the reader interpret a narrative text. Finds that interclausal connectives carry meaning, connect textual meaning at both local and global levels, and mark discourse continuity and discontinuity both in the text and as inferred by the reader. (SR)
Descriptors: Connected Discourse, Discourse Analysis, Grammar, Language Processing
Peer reviewedHinds, John – Discourse Processes, 1980
Discusses the ellipsis of major sentential elements as a pervasive grammatical phenomenon in Japanese conversation and demonstrates its relevance for current theories of discourse or text analysis. (FL)
Descriptors: Connected Discourse, Discourse Analysis, Grammar, Japanese
