The Use and Appropriateness of Connectives in Academic Writing
This study presents a qualitative and quantitative analysis of discourse cohesion, focusing on the use of connective devices in the academic writing of native Chinese speakers who speak English as a second language. The research investigates how discourse cohesion manifests in the range, frequency, and grammatical and syntactical appropriateness of various lexical connectors, or linkers,
Authors
- Athanasios Christopoulos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1809-5525)
- Eirini Kalaitzopoulou
- Konstantinos Siolios
Publication Details
- Journal
- IAFOR International Conference on Education, official conference proceedings
- Published
- 2025-03-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2189-1036.2025.33
- Primary Topic
- Discourse Analysis in Language Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00