Cohesion vs. Coherence: Untangling the Knot
Cohesion and coherence. They are often used interchangeably in everyday staffroom chat So what is the difference? In short: Cohesion is the network of surface-level linguistic links that connect sentences and clauses (e.g., pronouns, conjunctions, lexical chains). Coherence is the underlying logical flow that makes the relationships of ideas evident and meaningful to a reader or listener.…
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