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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6. STAGE 2: DEVELOPING A NOVEL APPROACH TO THE STUDY OF COHESIVE REFERENCE
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6.6. Results and discussion
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6.6.5. Chain complexity: merging and splitting

6.6.5. Chain complexity: merging and splitting

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Merging and splitting of chains add to the complexity of the referential chain. When a chain splits, the information content of the referent is usually carried on in two or more chains, while the reader has to keep the original referent in mind for the comprehension of the text. Merging is even more complex in that it requires the reader either to produce a summary of the previous text, or to select the relevant referents from various preceding text segments. These processes are much more complex than a simple recall of a previous item. This complexity is expected to be reflected in a greater number of errors in student writing.

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Figure 12 shows a high number of merges and splits for the Introduction of the RA. This was expected as Introductions generally contain diverse information about previous research and the study presented in the RA, establishes connections and relationships between these two topics.
 

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Figure 12 Chain complexity in the subsections of 10 RAs
 

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The other section that is dense in splitting and merging chains is the presentation of the Findings of the paper. This is not surprising. This section is where new information is related to previous findings, to the background, to the methods used to arrive at those findings, and also, how the various outcomes are related to each other.
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