Explicit and implicit coherence relations in Dutch texts
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Nynke van der Vliet
Abstract
This study explores some of the factors that influence the probability that a coherence relation will be explicitly marked with a connective. In a corpus of 80 Dutch texts from expository and persuasive genres with annotations of the coherence structure (using Rhetorical Structure Theory, RST) and the genre-specific structure (using move analysis), we investigate the roles and interactions of genre, level in the hierarchical discourse structure, and type of coherence relation.
Abstract
This study explores some of the factors that influence the probability that a coherence relation will be explicitly marked with a connective. In a corpus of 80 Dutch texts from expository and persuasive genres with annotations of the coherence structure (using Rhetorical Structure Theory, RST) and the genre-specific structure (using move analysis), we investigate the roles and interactions of genre, level in the hierarchical discourse structure, and type of coherence relation.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Acknowledgements vii
- Introduction 1
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Coherence and genre
- Explicit and implicit coherence relations in Dutch texts 23
- Contrastive relations, evaluation, and generic structure in science news 53
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The signalling of coherence relations
- The coding of discourse relations in English and German argumentative discourse 87
- Resolving connective ambiguity 121
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Coherence in multimodal discourse
- Multimodal coherence research and its applications 145
- Coherence in multimodal arts installations 179
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Developmental and educational perspectives
- “Why? Because I’m talking to you!” Parental input and cognitive complexity as determinants of children’s connective acquisition 209
- (Non-)signalling of coherence structures in English learner writing 243
- Signalling coherence in Austrian students‘ seminar papers: macro- and micro-structural cues 267
- Index 293
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Acknowledgements vii
- Introduction 1
-
Coherence and genre
- Explicit and implicit coherence relations in Dutch texts 23
- Contrastive relations, evaluation, and generic structure in science news 53
-
The signalling of coherence relations
- The coding of discourse relations in English and German argumentative discourse 87
- Resolving connective ambiguity 121
-
Coherence in multimodal discourse
- Multimodal coherence research and its applications 145
- Coherence in multimodal arts installations 179
-
Developmental and educational perspectives
- “Why? Because I’m talking to you!” Parental input and cognitive complexity as determinants of children’s connective acquisition 209
- (Non-)signalling of coherence structures in English learner writing 243
- Signalling coherence in Austrian students‘ seminar papers: macro- and micro-structural cues 267
- Index 293
