Abstract
<h1>Discourse is essential in communicating thoughts and ideas. People around the world communicate their ideas through stretches of language. In order to understand any discourse, it must achieve cohesion. The purpose of this paper is to define and describe the cohesive devices based on the work of Halliday and Hasan (1976). It also aims to emphasize the necessity of using these devices by analyzing a Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (MELAB) sample examination of a student’s essay writing. The student’s writing shows clear evidence of cohesion and demonstrates the use of grammatical and lexical devices. It is noticed that the most grammatical devices used are reference and conjunction. On the contrary, there is little evidence of using lexical devices. Although the essay is somewhat cohesive, some areas still need improvement.</h1>
Highlights
English is considered the first language for the majority of the population in several countries and the second language for others
It aims to emphasize the necessity of using these devices by analyzing a Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (MELAB) sample examination of a student’s essay writing
This paper aims to define and describe these cohesive devices based on Halliday and Hasan’s (1976) work
Summary
English is considered the first language for the majority of the population in several countries and the second language for others. English is becoming the language of communication globally. Communication allows language users to interact with each other and in turn understand what others are trying to convey. Is any spoken or written language which includes verbal and nonverbal elements that are meaningful. An English native speaker can identify whether a set of sentences are unrelated or form a unified whole. The unity between these sentences is achieved through the use of cohesive devices. It aims to emphasize the necessity of using cohesive devices in written discourse by analyzing a Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (MELAB) sample examination of a student’s essay writing
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