A Table of Contents for the Cohesion Marker List, Provided Elsewhere
In the actual list of cohesion markers to which this functional indicator list given below refers, the headings appear in bold type. The list of headings below do not. They are only very basic ones, that is, reduced in size from the originals, being succinctly stated here. The actual headings that the ones given below refer to are thus more detailed and involved in nature. For more detail, see the functional headings in the table of 300 cohesion markers appearing in the blog entry posted after this one. The list provided below is intended for overview and quick-referral purposes only. For the exact functions used to categorize cohesion markers, see the original blog entry entitled List of 300 Cohesion Markers.
declaring a possibility
reviewing extreme possibilities;
giving/introducing similarities
for giving examples
stating an approximation
giving the essence of a matter; stating something concisely
(Also see summary and conclusion.)
announcing a discovery; giving new discovery; giving new also
surprise.)
for attributing/ showing the authorship/ origin(s) of a matter; to
declare a source/sources
communicating the degree of importance of a matter
providing clari fication by being more precise or specific;
focusing on details; looking more minutely after giving a
statement, point, issue or opinion
describing something's nature/character
being concise/succinct (also see essence and summarizing)
stating time limits; period specification; temporal boundaries
stating a necessity/ nonalternative; for matters required
showing reoccurance (not necessarily related to matters of time)
declaring exceptions
indicating a contingency
declaring or indicating a matter with deliberate imprecision for
tact; subtleness
showing regret; indicating misgivings or disappointment
showing harmony exists in a matter; indicating agreement;
including more of something, or showing something else in
increased degree
adding a diverse or additional choices or showing an alternative
exists
showing correlation; agreement;
showing simultaneousness/ indicating cooccurrence in time or
in space
showing connection; indicating relatedness or that a matter is
relative
indicating a contrast; declaring opposites;
for showing differences or opposition exists
declaring intent/motive/ stated purpose/goal
declaring a cause/ purpose/ function/ reason
declaring a result; mentioning the consequences of something
asserting a matter despite/in spite of anything to the contrary;
stating anyway; anyhow
making additions of any type; adding similar matters or restating
any idea(s) (Also see correlation.)
making unexpected additions ; adding unexpected material;(also
see surprise)
stepwise incrementing or showing next step in progress of ideas
presenting things in a numerical order/ listing items
sequentially; setting up an order of expectation
for nonspecific ordering/comparative ranking; listing
nonnumerically
in summary; distilled in thought (Also, see succinctness and
summarizing.)
introducing a conclusion
for summarization purposes
stating absoluteness/ definiteness; extablishing the certainty of
something; inflexibility
expressing a matter with brashness; showing confidence
reaffirmation; (also see despite); reinforcement of an idea, point,
or theme when there is some room for doubt
reinforcing/bolstering statements through repeating/restating
them; also, reassuring an audience and showing confidence
stating obviousness;
indicating matters are apparent/evident
stating matters are nonapparent; saying that an matter is
currently uncertain or an unresolved issue
showing surprise; indicating a matter is unexpected
showing nonsurprise/ something is as expected/predictable
indicating a degree of familiarily/believeability; showing matter
is commonly known to at least some people
indicating a matter/ statement/ is controversial
introducing opinions; signalling that a statement is subjective/
only an opinion
recommending/ giving advice/suggestions
for minimal assertion; for understatement
giving reinforcement; endings /rephrasing for purposes of
emphasis
Saturday, April 3, 2010
Table of Contents for Cohesion Marker List; Fuctional Headings for the List
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