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Coherence in linguistics is what makes a text semantically meaningful. It is especially dealt with in text linguistics. Coherence is achieved through syntactic features such as the use of deictic, anaphoric and cataphoric elements or a logical tense structure, and semantic features such as presuppositions and implications connected to general world knowledge.
Robert De Beaugrande and Wolfgang U. Dressler define coherence as a "continuity of senses" and "the mutual access and relevance within a configuration of concepts and relations". Thereby a textual world is created that does not have to comply to the real world. But within this textual world the arguments also have to be connected logically so that the reader/hearer can produce coherence.
"Continuity of senses" implies a link between cohesion and the theory of Schemata initially proposed by F. C. Bartlett in 1932 which creates further implications for the notion of a "text". Schemata, subsequently distinguished into Formal and Content Schemata (in the field of TESOL) are the ways in which the world is organized in our minds. In other words, they are mental frameworks for the organization of information about the world. It can thus be assumed that a text is not always one because the existence of coherence is not always a given. On the contrary, coherence is relevant because of its dependence upon each individual's content and formal schemata.
See also
- M.A.K. Halliday
- Semantic prosody
- Systemic functional linguistics
- Coh-Metrix
Sources
- De Beaugrande, Robert and Dressler, Wolfgang: Introduction to Text Linguistics. New York, 1996. p. 84–112.
- Bartlett, F.C. (1932). Remembering: A study in experimental and social psychology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- Wagoner, Brady. "Culture and mind in reconstruction: Bartlett's analogy between individual and group processes". Aalborg University, Denmark.
- Carrell, P.L. and Eisterhold, J.C. (1983) "Schema Theory and ESL Reading Pedagogy", in Carrell, P.L., Devine, J. and Eskey, D.E. (eds) (1988) Interactive Approaches to Second Language Reading. Cambridge: CUP.
- Bußmann, Hadumod: Lexikon der Sprachwissenschaft. Stuttgart, 1983. S. 537.
Further reading
- A Bibliography of Coherence and Cohesion by Wolfram Bublitz at Universität Augsburg
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This article s tone or style may not reflect the encyclopedic tone used on Wikipedia The reason given is reasoned academic style See Wikipedia s guide to writing better articles for suggestions February 2021 Learn how and when to remove this message Coherence in linguistics is what makes a text semantically meaningful It is especially dealt with in text linguistics Coherence is achieved through syntactic features such as the use of deictic anaphoric and cataphoric elements or a logical tense structure and semantic features such as presuppositions and implications connected to general world knowledge Robert De Beaugrande and Wolfgang U Dressler define coherence as a continuity of senses and the mutual access and relevance within a configuration of concepts and relations Thereby a textual world is created that does not have to comply to the real world But within this textual world the arguments also have to be connected logically so that the reader hearer can produce coherence Continuity of senses implies a link between cohesion and the theory of Schemata initially proposed by F C Bartlett in 1932 which creates further implications for the notion of a text Schemata subsequently distinguished into Formal and Content Schemata in the field of TESOL are the ways in which the world is organized in our minds In other words they are mental frameworks for the organization of information about the world It can thus be assumed that a text is not always one because the existence of coherence is not always a given On the contrary coherence is relevant because of its dependence upon each individual s content and formal schemata See alsoM A K Halliday Semantic prosody Systemic functional linguistics Coh MetrixSourcesDe Beaugrande Robert and Dressler Wolfgang Introduction to Text Linguistics New York 1996 p 84 112 Bartlett F C 1932 Remembering A study in experimental and social psychology Cambridge Cambridge University Press Wagoner Brady Culture and mind in reconstruction Bartlett s analogy between individual and group processes Aalborg University Denmark Carrell P L and Eisterhold J C 1983 Schema Theory and ESL Reading Pedagogy in Carrell P L Devine J and Eskey D E eds 1988 Interactive Approaches to Second Language Reading Cambridge CUP Bussmann Hadumod Lexikon der Sprachwissenschaft Stuttgart 1983 S 537 Further readingA Bibliography of Coherence and Cohesion by Wolfram Bublitz at Universitat Augsburg This semantics article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte
