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Discourse Analysis

Cohesion

ReferenceGrammatical Ellipsis

SubstitutionParallelism

Cohesion Conjunction

repetitionLexical Reiteration synonyms or

near-synonymssuperordinates(general nouns)

Collocation

Lexical Cohesion:

Reiteration: a. Repetition b. Synonyms or near-synonyms c.Superordinates / hyponyms d. General nouns

The ascentExamples: Ill now turn to the ascent of the peak. The climb is perfectly easy.

The taskThe thingIt

Theres a boy climbing that tree.a. The boys going to fall if he doesnt take care.b. The lads going to fall if he doesnt take carec. The childs going to fall if he doesnt take care.d. The idiots going to fall if he doesnt take care.

Theres a boy climbing that tree.a. The boys going to fall if he doesnt take care (identical reference)b. Those boys are always getting into mischief. (inclusive reference)c. And theres another boy standing underneath. (exclusive reference)d. Most boys love climbing trees. (simply unrelated)

(Examples from Halliday and Hasans Cohesion in English, pp. 279/283)

There was a fine old rocking-chair that his father used to sit in, a desk where hewrote letters, a nest of small tables and a dark, imposing bookcase. Now all thisfurniturewas to be sold, and with it his own past.(From Michael McCarthys Discourse Analysis for Language Teachers)

Collocations:


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Example:The candle flame flickered in the wind.

How important is lexical cohesion for translation?

I.I knew John Kennedy. John Kennedy was a friend of mine. Senator, you are no John

Kennedy:(From a televised face-to-face debate in 1988 American Presidential election campaign asquoted by Hatim & Mason in Discourse and the Translator, 1990)

II.Theres water through many homes I would say almost all of them have water in

them. Its just completely under water. (the words of an American county supervisor,following a flash flood as reported in the Gainesville Sun, 20-12-78 / Hatim & Mason,ibid.

III.... Le rapport de M. Tricot insistait dailleurs sur cette ambiguit. Le conseilleir dEtat s

est ainsi longuement interrog sur la signification de la phrase anticiper les actions deGreenpeace.,,(Le Monde18.9.85)

... Mr. Tricots repport, moreover, emphasised this ambiguity. He was persistentlyquestioned about the meaning of the phrase anticipate the actions of Greenpeace...(The Guardian, 18.9.85)

IV.I am now more than glad that I did not pass into the grammar school five years ago,

although it was a disappointment at the time. I was always good at English, but not sogood at the other subjects!!

I am glad that I went to the secondary modern school, because it was only constructedthe year before. Therefore, it was much more hygienic than the grammar school. Thesecondary modern was light and airy, and the walls were painted with a bright, washablegloss... One day, I was sento over to the grammar school, with a note for one of theteachers, and you should have seen the mess! The corridors were dusty, and I saw duston the window ledges, which were chipped. I saw into one of the classrooms. It was veryuntidy in there.

I am also glad that I did not go to the grammar school, becuase of what it does to oneshabits. This may appear to be a strange remark, at first sight. It is a good thing to have aneducation behind you, and I do not believe in ignorance, but I have had certainexperiences, with educated people, since going out into the world.(Muriel Spark, 1958, You Should Have Seen the Mess!)

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Scampi Provencale

Ingredients1 onion, chopped1clove of garlic, chopped

25 g (1 oz) butter or margarine1 375 g (15 oz) tin tomatoes, drained4 15 ml (table)spoons dry whiteseasoningpinch sugar1 15 ml (table) spoon parsley, chopped200 g (8oz) frozen scampi, thawed

Method1. Fry the onion and garlic gently in the

butter or margarine until cooked but

now browned.2. Add tomatoes, wine, seasoning,sugar and parsley, stir well andsimmer gently for 10 minutes.

3. Drain the scampi well, add to thesauce and continue simmering forabout 5 minutes, or until they are

just heated through.4. Serve with crusty French bread, or

boiled rice.

Serves 4.

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