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Chapter 3.1. A corpus-based analysis of conjunctive cohesion in English essays of Nigerian university learners

Abstract

The study examines the use of conjunctions in written texts by Nigerian university learners. It uses the corpus-based method and instruments to compare the Nigerian Learner English Corpus (NLEC)’s use of conjunctions to their native counterparts in Louvain Corpus of Native English Essays (LOCNESS). The analysis shows additive conjunctions have the highest frequency of use by the two learner groups, while causal, adversative and temporal conjunctions have below average usage. The learners repeatedly used particular conjunctions and underused others within the same category. The study concludes that the advanced learners do not display the optimal awareness of the various alternative conjunctive items available within the different groups to create stylistic variation in their texts for enhanced cohesion and overall coherence.

Abstract

The study examines the use of conjunctions in written texts by Nigerian university learners. It uses the corpus-based method and instruments to compare the Nigerian Learner English Corpus (NLEC)’s use of conjunctions to their native counterparts in Louvain Corpus of Native English Essays (LOCNESS). The analysis shows additive conjunctions have the highest frequency of use by the two learner groups, while causal, adversative and temporal conjunctions have below average usage. The learners repeatedly used particular conjunctions and underused others within the same category. The study concludes that the advanced learners do not display the optimal awareness of the various alternative conjunctive items available within the different groups to create stylistic variation in their texts for enhanced cohesion and overall coherence.

Chapters in this book

  1. Prelim pages i
  2. Table of contents v
  3. Preface ix
  4. Introduction 1
  5. Part I. Corpus linguistics and corpus building
  6. Chapter 1.1. What is corpus linguistics? 7
  7. Chapter 1.2. Corpus-based research on English in Africa 37
  8. Chapter 1.3. The purpose, design and use of the Corpus of Nigerian and Cameroonian English Learner Language (Conacell) 71
  9. Chapter 1.4. Introducing a corpus of English(es) spoken in post-independence Namibia 97
  10. Chapter 1.5. The historical corpus of English in Ghana (HiCE Ghana) 119
  11. Chapter 1.6. Addressing a coverage gap in African Englishes 143
  12. Chapter 1.7. Practical corpus linguistics 165
  13. Part II. Corpus-based analysis of African Englishes
  14. Chapter 2.1. Evaluating explanations for past-time reference with unmarked verb forms in African Englishes 185
  15. Chapter 2.2. The use of stance markers in West African Englishes 205
  16. Chapter 2.3. Namibian English on the web 231
  17. Chapter 2.4. Lexical expansion in Ghanaian English from a diachronic perspective 259
  18. Chapter 2.5. Capturing the lexicon of Ugandan English 293
  19. Part III. Applications of corpora in English language teaching and learning
  20. Chapter 3.1. A corpus-based analysis of conjunctive cohesion in English essays of Nigerian university learners 331
  21. Chapter 3.2. African corpora for standards in African academic English 355
  22. Chapter 3.3. Semiotic signature of transformation in a diachronic corpus of a South African political party 373
  23. Index 401
Corpus Linguistics and African Englishes
This chapter is in the book Corpus Linguistics and African Englishes
https://doi.org/10.1075/scl.88.14iya

Chapters in this book

  1. Prelim pages i
  2. Table of contents v
  3. Preface ix
  4. Introduction 1
  5. Part I. Corpus linguistics and corpus building
  6. Chapter 1.1. What is corpus linguistics? 7
  7. Chapter 1.2. Corpus-based research on English in Africa 37
  8. Chapter 1.3. The purpose, design and use of the Corpus of Nigerian and Cameroonian English Learner Language (Conacell) 71
  9. Chapter 1.4. Introducing a corpus of English(es) spoken in post-independence Namibia 97
  10. Chapter 1.5. The historical corpus of English in Ghana (HiCE Ghana) 119
  11. Chapter 1.6. Addressing a coverage gap in African Englishes 143
  12. Chapter 1.7. Practical corpus linguistics 165
  13. Part II. Corpus-based analysis of African Englishes
  14. Chapter 2.1. Evaluating explanations for past-time reference with unmarked verb forms in African Englishes 185
  15. Chapter 2.2. The use of stance markers in West African Englishes 205
  16. Chapter 2.3. Namibian English on the web 231
  17. Chapter 2.4. Lexical expansion in Ghanaian English from a diachronic perspective 259
  18. Chapter 2.5. Capturing the lexicon of Ugandan English 293
  19. Part III. Applications of corpora in English language teaching and learning
  20. Chapter 3.1. A corpus-based analysis of conjunctive cohesion in English essays of Nigerian university learners 331
  21. Chapter 3.2. African corpora for standards in African academic English 355
  22. Chapter 3.3. Semiotic signature of transformation in a diachronic corpus of a South African political party 373
  23. Index 401
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