lunes, 23 de agosto de 2010

Discourse Connectors

MEANING RELATIONSHIPS expressed by connectors:
1. RESULT 2. CONTRAST 3. ADDITION 4. EMPHASIS
______; therefore, ____ ______; however, ______ ______; in addition, ______ ______; in fact, _______
; thus, ; in contrast, ; furthermore, ; as a matter of fact,
; consequently, ; on the other hand, ; moreover, ; indeed,
; as a result, ; instead, ; besides,
; hence, ; rather, ; additionally,
5. CONCESSION
(unexpected result)
6. TIME 7. SIMILARITY 8. NEGATIVE CONDITION
______; however, _____ _______ . First, _______ ______; similarly, ______ _____; otherwise, ____
; nevertheless, . Second, ______; likewise, ______
; nonetheless, . Afterward,
; still, . After that,
. Later,
. Then / Next,
9. NEGATIVE EMPHASIS 10. MAIN IDEA 11. EXAMPLE 12. CONCLUSION
____; on the contrary, ____ On the whole, For example, In conclusion,
In general, For instance, To conclude,
Generally, To illustrate, In summary,
Generally speaking, To summarize,
As we have seen,
In short,

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