Editing ’Father & Son’: Coherence and Cohesion

(整期优先)网络出版时间:1998-02-12
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IntroductionSomewritingisgoodinsentencestructurebuteitherpoorincoherenceorincohesion.Theproblemofcoherenceisthatthesequenceofinformationisnotalwaysclearandtheproblemofcohesionisthatthesequenceofinformationisacceptable,whiletheconnectionbetweenitisnotsogood.Thequestionishowtoanalyzeandimprovethesedifferentweaknessinwriting.Wehavetwomethods.Onetofocusoncoherence,theothertofocusoncohesion.Inthisessay,themethodusedisbasedontheprinciplethatcoherenceandcohesionshouldworktogether.Iusethisapproachasatooltoeditanddisplaytheanalysisofcoherenceandcohesioninthepassageentitled’Father&Son".ThispassageispresentedasaguidedwritingexerciseinCollegeEnglishCourse,IntensiveReading,Band3,p271.