Cohesion

What is the difference between cohesion and coherence?

• Cohesion is about the overall interpretation of a text, while coherence is concerned with the formal links.
  

• Cohesion is concerned with the formal links, while coherence is about the overall interpretation of a text.
  

• Cohesion and coherence are the same thing.
  

• Cohesion and coherence are unrelated concepts.

How does Hasan describe the relative nature of coherence?

• It is an absolute property of a text
  

• It varies depending on the cohesive harmony of a text
  

• It is a fixed characteristic of texture
  

• It is determined by the density of cohesive ties

Cohesion and coherence are terms that can be used interchangeably.

• True

• False

Coherence is only concerned with the formal links between clauses in a text

• True

• False

Coherence can exist without cohesion, according to linguists.

• True

• False

Exophoric reference is a type of reference that occurs within the text.

• True

• False

Anaphoric reference involves referring forward to elements in the text.

• True

• False

Cataphoric reference is more frequent than either anaphoric or exophoric reference.

• True

• False

Substitution and ellipsis are both examples of cohesive devices that link adjoining clauses.

• True

• False

Conjunctions are considered the least explicit and obvious cohesive devices in a text.

• True

• False