LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 12 : 10 October 2012
ISSN 1930-2940

Managing Editor: M. S. Thirumalai, Ph.D.
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Cohesion Coherence Interdependence -
Analysing Cohesive Devices to Study Coherence in the Text

Mahrukh Baig, M.Phil. Applied Linguistics

Abstract

This paper places its focus on an in-depth analysis of text-forming (cohesive) devices in a literature-based discourse. The purpose behind the research is to highlight a significant role of cohesion in generating coherence of a text. Moreover, a detailed study of the language use in a post-war literary piece aims to facilitate the comprehension of linguistic varieties in the chaotic periods of turmoil.

Introduction

“Literature is the art form realized entirely through language, evaluation and interpretation…a detailed analysis of authorial technique and stylistic features successfully achieved within a rigorous linguistic frame.” (Coulthard 1985:179)

The linguistics science has long been centered upon the traditional study of ‘sentence’ for the purpose of analysis. However, the recent trends have transferred the focus to inter and outer sentential relations in language. People engaged in tracing the linguistic unity and drawing its connections to the world around are usually called discourse analysts.

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Mahrukh Baig, M.Phil. Applied Linguistics
Lecturer English
Center for English Language (CEL)
University of Management and Technology
Lahore, Pakistan
mahrukh.baig@gmail.com
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