Thematic Progression and Textual Coherence in Speech |
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Abstract: | Thematic progression can affect the flow of information and directly affect the discourse coherence.This paper analyzes thematic progression patterns of a speech about"people and nature"in the"CCTV Cup"English Speaking Contest and finds that there are three progression patterns in this text,which are parallel progression,continuous progression,and crossing progression. |
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