Abstract
ABSTRACT: This paper examines the development of cohesive discourse among second‐language learners in light of native speaker discourse norms. Previous studies of cohesion in second‐language acquisition have counted cohesive devices as a means of assessing the overall cohesion of texts. I argue that such studies have failed to measure cohesion accurately because they have neglected to consider restrictions on the distribution of cohesive devices in English. I formulate two such restrictions and demonstrate how they are relevant to the measurement of cohesion in second language learner discourse.
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