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Cohesive Device 探析一

(2009-08-07 17:00:19)
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分类: Writing

 

朗阁海外考试研究中心/上海朗阁  戴云琦

    在官方公布的写作评分描述中有一项Coherence and Cohesion(连贯性和衔接)。这一项是涉及要点最多,却最为广大教学工作者和学生所忽视的一项。该项目涉及三大要点:文章信息点安排(information and ideas organization)、衔接手段(cohesive device)和分段(paragraphing).其中分段在大作文的5分至7分的评分描述中被重点强调。

    本文将重点关注该项目中所提到的Cohesive Device:(衔接手段)

Coherence and Cohesion ——

7分第二条原文:

Uses a range of cohesive devices appropriately although there may be some under-/over-use

6分第二条原文为:

Uses cohesive devices effectively, but cohesion within and/or between sentences may be faulty or mechanical;

6分第三条提到:

May not always use referencing clearly or appropriately

与之对应的5分第二条为:

Makes inadequate, inaccurate or over-use of cohesive devices

5分第三条为:

May be repetitive because of lack of referencing and substitution

    由以上所涉及到的原文可以看出,referencing(指代关系)和substitution(替代)都是cohesive device(衔接手段)的表现,而且是确定分值的重要参考标准。

    那么这里反复提到的Cohesive Device(衔接手段)究竟是什么呢?

    Cohesive Device(衔接手段)定义:能使信息的逻辑关系更清晰的各种英语字符。逻辑关系主要涉及:并列或递进关系、让步或转折关系、因果关系和举例。具体来看,可分成以下三类:

1 Lexical aspect:(词汇方面) 

1.1 Linking word(连词):
1.1.1 并列或递进关系:and; also; too; or; Besides; furthermore; moreover; likewise; meanwhile等
1.1.2 让步或转折关系:but; however; whereas; nonetheless; nevertheless; although; though; otherwise; yet; rather; despite; rather等
1.1.3 因果关系:because; so; since; for; so; thus; therefore; thereby;
举例:Like
1.2 Linking phrase(短语):
1.2.1 并列或递进关系:not only…but also; as well as; either…or; in addition; apart from that; beyond that
1.2.2 让步或转折关系: even though; in spite of; on the other hand; on the contrary; in contrast; instead of, It is true that…;
1.2.3 因果关系: now that; in that; due to; owing to; as a result (of); in that case
举例:for example; for instance; in particular; such as; just as
1.3 Adverb (副词):
1.3.1 并列或递进关系:additionally; similarly; alternatively;
1.3.2 让步或转折关系: surprisingly; admittedly
1.3.3 因果关系: consequently; eventually;
举例:especially;
1.4 Reference(代词):
They; them; he; him; she; her; it; these; those; this ;that等 

2 Syntax: (句法方面) 

2.1 Punctuation (标点符号):
2.1.1 并列或递进关系:分号
2.1.2 同位、举例:冒号;破折号;括号
2.2 Clause (各种从句):主句的信息为重点信息;从句信息为次要信息 

3 Unnoticeable cohesive device(高级连接手段) 

3.1 Rhetorical purpose: (修辞)
3.1.1 排比:并列关系
3.2 Substitution/paraphrasing(同义转换):用词性转换、近义词、下义词等有关联的信息来重复重点信息。这是获得7分以上高分的重要标志。

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