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The Use and Appropriateness of Connectives in Academic Writing

Year: 2025

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: This study presents a qualitative and quantitative analysis of discourse cohesion, focusing on the use of connective devices in the academic writing of native Chinese speakers who speak English as a second language. The research investigates how discourse cohesion manifests in the range, frequency, and grammatical and syntactical appropriateness of various lexical connectors, or linkers,

Source: IAFOR International Conference on Education, official conference proceedings

DOI: 10.22492/issn.2189-1036.2025.33

Authors: Eirini Kalaitzopoulou, Athanasios Christopoulos, Konstantinos Siolios

Language: English

Topic: Discourse Analysis in Language Studies

Subfield: Literature and Literary Theory

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W4409391647

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