Collaborating towards Coherence
：Lexical cohesion in English discourse
( Pragmatics & Beyond New Series )
Publication subTitle ：Lexical cohesion in English discourse
Publication series ： Pragmatics & Beyond New Series
Author： Sanna-Kaisa Tanskanen
Publisher： John Benjamins Publishing Company
Publication year： 2006
E-ISBN: 9789027293640
P-ISBN(Paperback): 9789027253897
Subject： H31 English
Language： ENG
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Description
This book is useful. The style of writing is remarkably clear, and technical terms are well defined. The main contribution of the book is the reconstructed model of lexical cohesion relations. It offers an insightful way to analyze lexical cohesion, particularly collocations, which are preceived as a challenge to deal with. In addition, it sheds light on the characteristics of lexical cohesion in different text types from varied contextual features. In regards to it audience, this book may be of interest not only to experienced academics, but also to graduate and post graduate students wishing to learn more about lexical cohesion analysis and a new model for such analysis.