Gabriella Jenei: Referential Cohesion in Academic Writing • A descriptive and exploratory theory- and corpus-based study of the text-organizing role of reference in written academic discourse
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11. OVERALL CONCLUSIONS
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11.1. Theoretical outcome: an analytical tool for the study of reference as a cohesive device

11.1. Theoretical outcome: an analytical tool for the study of reference as a cohesive device

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Overall, from the data gathered here it seems that every single aspect of cohesive reference would deserve more attention and more discussion as there is a lot more yet to be learned about the phenomenon of reference. A major outcome of this research is the development of a valid and reliable description of cohesive reference in academic writing by a multi-faceted Referential Cohesion Analysis tool. This study offers a novel approach to analyzing reference by revising Halliday and Hasan’s (1976) taxonomy and proposing an analytical tool that is capable of capturing non-linear patterns of cohesion through larger stretches of text than was earlier possible. This way, the analysis can describe cohesive relationships that caused ambiguities and analytical problems in Halliday and Hasan’s (1976) framework.

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It has to be noted, though, that the analysis is a representation of the analyst’s view of cohesive connections within the text. As such, it is not viewed as a problem if two analysts studying different aspects of the text will – within this same framework – represent it differently. There should be a distinction between a pre-established methodological framework for analysis and viewing the framework as a helpful tool to represent readers’ understanding of writers’ intended ideas as they appear in written discourse.
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