TKT视频大辞典【Discourse 1.16-1.18】

TKT Glossary

 

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本篇词汇：

1.16. Keyword

1.17. Linker

1.18. Paragraph  

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Keyword  

【Discourse】

Keyword is a word in a text that is important for understanding the text as a whole. Keywords usually appear frequently in thesame text.

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Linker  

【Discourse】

Linkers are also called conjunctions.They join together two parts of a text (spoken or written).

Using linkers makes language more COHESIVE.  

When teachers teach linkers, they should make learners aware that SPOKEN and WRITTEN LINKERS are not always the same.

(See → Cohesion; Discourse Marker)  

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Paragraph

【Discourse】

A paragraph is a series of topic related sentences in written texts,which usually contains one main idea.

Good paragraphing makes a text more coherent.

(See → Coherence)