Grammatical Cohesion in Charles Dickens’s Great Expectations
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The role of cohesive ties in text is the topic of this paper. More specifically, this study focuses on the notion of cohesiveness and transitional indicators in literary texts. The paper argues that it is easier to understand literary texts if one pays attention to how the different parts of the language work together. When an author uses transitional cues to convey a particular notice, readers are effectively kept engaged. The reader plays a significant player in the game of literary writing process. Text cohesion analysis shows the way which a particular piece of information is read and interpreted. This study examines the utilization of grammatical cohesive ties in Charles Dickens’s Great Expectations. Thus, Great Expectations is analysed in terms of its linguistic cohesion based on the model selected for this purpose which is Hallidy and Hasan’s (1976/ 1985) model which has been proved to be a successful tool for literary discourse studies. The results indicate that there are skilful and powerful cohesive strategies employed in the novel by Dickens. In turn, this chiefly operates in the achievement of the novel as a whole and plays a vital role to its overall coherence.
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Cohesion, literary writing, Charles Dickens, Great Expectations