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Peer reviewedFahnestock, Jeanne – College Composition and Communication, 1983
Examines coherence between sentences in a paragraph, arguing that readers require coherence at this level as well as between paragraphs. Discusses continuative and discontinuative relationships between sentences, including (1) sequence, (2) exemplification, (3) addition, (4) replacement, (5) contrast, and (6) alternation. (HTH)
Descriptors: Coherence, Cohesion (Written Composition), Higher Education, Paragraph Composition
Direct linkDaneman, Meredyth; Hannon, Brenda; Burton, Christine – Discourse Processes: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2006
After reading text such as Amanda was bouncing all over because she had taken too many tranquilizing sedatives in one day, young adult readers frequently fail to report that they noticed the anomalous noun phrase (NP). Although young readers of all skill levels are susceptible to this kind of shallow semantic processing, less-skilled readers are…
Descriptors: Semantics, Young Adults, Nouns, Eye Movements
