Discourse Coherence Research Articles

RE-ADVOKASI ANGGARAN SAAT CORONA DALAM PERSPEKTIF EKONOMI ISLAM

The Covid-19 pandemic has profoundly impacted various facets of life, particularly the global economy. Numerous nations have found it necessary to reallocate budgets to address both the health crisis and the subsequent economic recovery efforts. From an Islamic standpoint, the allocation of funds during emergencies like pandemics is guided by distinct guidelines and principles. This study aims to assess governmental budget advocacy during the Covid-19 pandemic through the lens of Sharia rules and values. The primary focus lies in scrutinizing expenditure priorities based on maqasid Sharia and the welfare of the populace. The methodology employed involves a literature review, gathering data from diverse sources concerning state budgeting, fiscal policies amid the pandemic, and Islamic economic principles. Findings highlight the imperative to prioritize safeguarding life (hifdz nafs) and property (hifdz maal) as the principal objectives of Sharia-compliant budget allocation. Ensuring the fulfillment of basic needs, particularly among vulnerable groups, must be prioritized to uphold public welfare. Additionally, efforts towards economic recovery are crucial for maintaining the country's financial stability. This research contributes to fostering a coherent discourse on budget re-advocacy aligned with Islamic principles in navigating crisis scenarios such as pandemics

Unlocking in-depth forum discussion and perceived effectiveness: Teaching and social presence categories in online teacher communities

Online teacher communities constitute pivotal professional development contexts. Yet, there is no conclusive evidence on how best to conduct in-depth forum discussion for meaningful learning outcomes. This study combines qualitative comparative analysis of communities' forum transcripts to specify the teaching and social presence categories that promote in-depth forum discussion with teachers’ questionnaires for perceived effectiveness. Findings identify a successful online coordination and participation framework: teaching presence characterized by strong direct instruction combined with social presence exhibiting high levels of affective and cohesive discourse. This framework provides actionable insights for online professional learning communities with implications for educational research and practice.

Понятие и содержание судебной практики в уголовном процессе (постановка проблемы)

In recent years, significant attention has been paid to issues of judicial practice in domestic legal science and law enforcement. And, despite the increasing attention, there is still no unified approach to defining the concept of judicial practice, its legal essence, content and role in legal regulation, which determines the relevance and timeliness of scientific research in this area. In the presented scientific article, the author examines various approaches to understanding judicial practice, analyzes the points of view existing in scientific doctrine related to the procedural nature and content of judicial practice. As a result of the conducted scientific research, the author has identified numerous and significant contradictions in the signs that are proposed to determine judicial practice, in its characteristics, properties, and significance for law enforcement activities. In the author's opinion, the inconsistency of the available scientific judgments excludes the possibility of developing a uniform scientific approach to the development of a single concept of judicial practice. Conclusion dwells upon the fact that in light of the foregoing, it becomes apparent that a paradigm shift is imperative in the trajectory of scientific inquiry into the essential attributes of judicial practice. Such a recalibration of research priorities is indispensable for engineering substantive advancement and yielding constructive outcomes. Consequently, the proposition is advanced for concerted efforts towards interdisciplinary scientific inquiry into the intricacies of judicial practice, thereby fostering enhanced clarity, coherence, and efficacy in both academic discourse and practical jurisprudence.

Language impairment in sporadic and familial (type 8) amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A comparative study.

Language is frequently affected in patients with sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (sALS), with reduced performance in naming, syntactic comprehension, grammatical expression, and orthographic processing. However, the language profile of patients with familial type 8 ALS (ALS8), linked to p.P56S VAPB mutation, remains unclear. We investigated language in patients with ALS8 by examining their auditory comprehension and verbal production. We included three groups of participants: (1) patients with sALS (n = 20), (2) patients with familial ALS8 (n = 22), and (3) healthy controls (n = 21). The groups were matched for age, sex, and education level. All participants underwent a comprehensive language battery, including the Boston Diagnostic Aphasia Examination, the reduced Token test, letter fluency, categorical fluency (animals), word definition from the Cambridge Semantic Memory Research Battery, and a narrative discourse analysis. Participants also were evaluated using Addenbrooke's Cognitive Exam-Revised Version, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, and the ALS Functional Rating Scale-Revised. Compared to controls, sALS and ALS8 patients had impaired performance on oral (syntactic and phonological processing) comprehension and inappropriate discourse cohesion. sALS and ALS8 did not differ in any language measure. There was no correlation between language scores and functional and psychiatric scales. ALS8 patients exhibit language deficits that are independent of motor features. These findings are consistent with the current evidence suggesting that ALS8 has prominent non-motor features.

Decoding Near Synonyms in Pedestrianization Research: A Numerical Analysis and Summative Approach

Pedestrianization is a significant discourse focus within urban planning and design research. However, the need for more clarity from the inconsistent use of near-synonym concepts or terms necessitates attention. This review article addresses this issue through a comprehensive analysis of synonym proliferation in pedestrian research, culminating in developing a robust “near synonymous toolkit” and “synonym selection framework”. Employing a linear snowball sampling technique, numerical analysis, and a qualitative content analysis-based summative approach, we examined sixteen peer-reviewed articles from 11 scientific journals. Through systematic classification based on consistency and variability, the summative review identifies three primary groups of near synonyms: dominant and widely utilized conceptual or terminological near synonymy in pedestrianization in the urban planning and design literature, near synonyms directly associated with a pedestrian, pedestrianize, and those indirectly linked to another conceptual or terminological synonymy. Further analysis delves into the nature of near-synonym concepts or terms, revealing three discernible patterns: the use of distinct, precise concepts or terms with near-synonym meanings, similar concepts or terms conveying divergent meanings, and the juxtaposition of unrelated vocabulary lacking semantic resemblance. These insights illuminate semantic relationships within the studied vocabulary, underscoring the importance of addressing inconsistency for clarity, precision, and coherence in scientific discourse. By offering practical guidance through the proposed framework, this study empowers academic researchers to navigate synonym selection adeptly, thereby enhancing the caliber of scholarly writing in urban planning and design.

Chinese-English Interpreting Strategies from the Perspective of Communicative Translation Theory : A Case Study of Xi Jinping’s Opening Speeches at the Belt and Road Forums

Since the launch of the Belt and Road Initiative, China has been enhancing its international collaborations and expanding its global influence. This paper examines President Xi Jinping’s opening speeches at the Belt and Road Forum, highlighting the linguistic features and discussing effective interpreting strategies based on communicative translation theory. A qualitative method is employed to explain Xi’s use of allusions and colloquialisms. It is found that effective communication strategies in interpreting from Chinese to English require careful consideration at lexical, syntactic, and discourse levels. Specifically, it suggests modifying fragmented sentence structures to align with English expressions and enhancing discourse coherence through techniques such as repetition and conjunctions. As such, it is hoped to provide interpreters with practical insights for navigating challenges in interpreting activities.

Exploring High School English Teaching Strategies for Continuation Writing based on Discourse Cohesion Theory

As a new type of question under the background of the new college entrance examination, continuation writing requires the writer to continue the article based on the context provided in the previous text, supplemented by the situational context of the article, and ensuring the logical coherence of the content. Discourse cohesion theory focuses on the coherence of grammar and vocabulary in discourse organization, aiming to construct a complete and coherent discourse text. The cohesive means under this theory can help writers to produce a well-structured, logically clear, and coherent article to a certain extent. Starting from the concept and existing problems of continuation writing, this article analyzes and explores the points of convergence between discourse cohesion theory and continuation writing, and proposes several teaching strategies to better guide writing teaching and improve students' writing ability. From the perspective of discourse cohesion theory, teachers can guide students to select appropriate referencing methods, plan the overall layout, pay attention to smooth connections, maintain logical clarity, and skillfully use substitution and ellipsis to refine language, making the writing process more efficient.

An Analysis of George Orwell 's Animal Farm with Discourse Coherence Theory

Animal Farm is a political allegory that reflects the social and political issues of the Soviet Union under Stalin's regime. The narrative provides an insightful critique of the corruption and abuse of power that occurred during the communist regime. It highlights the process of social control and manipulation, the importance of language and discourse, and the effects of propaganda. The discourse coherence theory aims to explain the factors contributing to the coherence and coherence problems in texts. The theory suggests that coherence is achieved through the connections between linguistic elements, world knowledge, and situational and contextual factors. An analysis of Animal Farm from the perspective of discourse coherence theory could reveal how the language and discourse used in the narrative contribute to the coherence and the ways in which coherence is disrupted. Therefore, Animal Farm could be a suitable text for studying discourse coherence theory due to its complex narrative structure and the use of language and discourse to convey political messages.

Un « cheval ombrageux »

<p>The article aims to grasp the role of the symbolic code in the scaffolding of the narrative unity of Le Rouge et le Noir, through the theme of the horse. Although the symbolic dimension seems excluded from Stendhal's poetics (Racine & Shakspeare), and many of its commentators criticize it for « a writing without images », equestrian themes and symbols nevertheless play a central role in as elements guaranteeing the coherence of the narrative discourse. The article first presents the symbolic potentialities underlying the Stendhalian poetics of the novel. Then, the topos of the horse is presented both as a theme and as a symbol in the narrative structure of the Le Rouge et le Noir. Finally, the use of symbolism in Le Rouge et le Noir is seen as a tool to confess the fictional artifice itself, so as to compromise the "perfect illusion" of the fiction and, therefore, prevent any complete identification of the readership with the figure of Julien.</p>

Prosodic features in production reflect reading comprehension skill in high school students.

Young children's prosodic fluency correlates with their reading ability, as children who are better early readers also produce more adult-like prosodic cues to syntactic and semantic structure. But less work has explored this question for high school readers, who are more proficient readers, but still exhibit wide variability in reading comprehension skill and prosodic fluency. In the current study, we investigated acoustic indices of prosodic production in high school students (N = 40; ages 13-19) exhibiting a range of reading comprehension skill. Participants read aloud a series of 12 short stories which included simple statements, wh-questions, yes-no questions, quotatives, and ambiguous and unambiguous multiclausal sentences. In addition, to assess the contribution of discourse coherence, sentences were read in either canonical or randomized order. Acoustic cues known to index prosodic phenomena-duration, fundamental frequency, and intensity-were extracted and compared across structures and participants. Results demonstrated that high school readers as a group consistently signal syntactic and semantic structure with prosody, and that reading comprehension skill, above and beyond lower-level skills, correlates with prosodic fluency, as better comprehenders produced stronger prosodic cues. However, discourse coherence did not produce consistent effects. These results strengthen the finding that prosodic fluency and reading comprehension are linked, even for older, proficient readers. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

All eyes on the signal? - Mapping cohesive discourse structures with eye-tracking data of explanation videos

In this paper, we consider the issue of how the fine-grained multimodal design of educational explanation videos, such as those widely available on YouTube and other platforms, may be made accessible to empirical studies of reception and effectiveness. This is necessary because previous research has often led to conflicting conclusions concerning the roles of particular design elements. We argue that this may largely be due to insufficient characterizations of multimodal design itself. To achieve tighter control of this potential source of variation, we present a multimodal descriptive annotation framework drawing on multimodal (cohesive) film discourse analysis. This framework is seen as a critical first step toward being able to highlight just those differences in design that have functional consequences. For such consequences to accrue, however, viewers need to attend differently to corresponding design differences. The goal of the current paper, therefore, is to use eye-tracking techniques to explore the extent to which discourse structures revealed by our analytic framework relate to recipients' attention allocation. We hypothesize that any potentially emerging anomalies in regards to discourse organization, such as instances of unsuccessful cohesion signaling, may have correlations in the behavioral data. We report our current state of development for performing this kind of multimodal cohesion analysis and some of the unresolved challenges raised when considering how such analyses may be related to performance data.

Discourse Coherence in English-Chinese Translation of Literary Texts: A Case Study on Tess of the D'Urbervilles Translated by Zhang Guruo

Discourse coherence refers to the mechanism by which words, sentences, and sentence clusters in a discourse are logically related to form a larger semantic structure, which is one of the most important factors of effective communication. Whether a discourse is coherent determines the extent to which the reader understands the discourse. This paper explores the theory of discourse translation and discourse coherence, compares and analyses the original text of Tess of the D'Urbervilles with Zhang Guruo's translated version in terms of semantic, contextual, logical, and linguistic coherence. Then it describes the strategies and methods used by the translators to ensure discourse coherence in translation, to gain a deeper understanding of the theory of discourse coherence and its application.

A Relevance Theory-based Analysis of Mandarin Chinese Discourse Markers in Oral Speech

This study conducts an examination of Mandarin Chinese Discourse Markers (DMs) within oral speech, guided by the Relevance Theory as proposed by Sperber and Wilson (1986). By exploring the pragmatic and semantic layers of DMs, the research clarifies how these linguistic tools streamline communication, ensuring optimal relevance through minimal cognitive effort. The analysis of the research categorizes DMs into eight pragmatic functions, ranging from topic-related markers to illocutionary performatives, each serving distinct roles in enhancing discourse coherence and listener comprehension. This research not only explains the procedural versus conceptual nature of DMs but also reveals a spectrum where Mandarin DMs predominantly exhibit conceptual properties, underlining the critical role of context in DM utilization.

Towards a unified account of <em> na </em> in Akan

Grammatical accounts of na in Akan identify two different forms: nà with a low tone (LT-na) and ná with a high tone (HT-na). LT-na functions in two ways: as a focus marker or a conjunction, the latter of which can take a prefix and be realized as ɛna. While some scholars treat them as two different na’s, others point to a commonality between the two. HT-na has been analyzed as functioning as past and future tenses, and a logical connector. We argue that these three HT-na along with the two LT-na are subcategories of a super-category. We propose that the super-category is a non-tonal na (call it Root-na), with a common basic meaning which explains all five seemingly unrelated interpretations. Root-na links the na-clause with something in the common ground, i.e., to something that appeared in the previous context or is presupposed. It is spelled out as a LT-na or HT-na, depending on the kind of linking. LT-na marks discourse coherence relations such as focus and narrative-sequence, both of which are shown in the linguistics literature to be anaphoric. HT-na is an intensional marker which links times or possible worlds.

Global and Micro Analysis of Discourse Coherence Relations in English and American Literature

This research paper, titled Global and Micro Analysis of Discourse Coherence Relations in English and American Literature, delves into the intricate world of discourse coherence relations within the realm of English and American literature. Employing discourse coherence theory, the study conducts, global and micro-level analyses of selected literary works to uncover the profound connections between language, narrative, and the human psyche. The paper begins with an exploration of the background and significance of the study, highlighting the importance of understanding how literary texts achieve coherence and coherence relations. It emphasizes the interdisciplinary nature of discourse coherence theory, bridging the fields of literature and linguistics. The research objectives are outlined, focusing on the examination of overarching discourse coherence, micro-level linguistic and semantic connections, and their impact on character development, narrative structure, and thematic exploration. The literature review section provides an overview of previous research in the field, emphasizing the need for a comprehensive study combining both global and micro-level analyses of discourse coherence in literature. Scholars such as Teun A. van Dijk, Michael Hoey, and Walter Nash have contributed valuable insights into the analysis of coherence relations in texts. In conclusion, this research aims to enrich our understanding of the art of storytelling and the human experience as conveyed through language.

Motivations for Using Non-Initial Conditionals and Their Pragmatical Functions

There has been a lack of attention to the order of conditional clauses and resultant clauses in the study of conditional sentences in the Chinese research field. One commonality of human languages is that the conditional clause precedes the resultant clause. Previous researchers have given comprehensive explanations for the predominant antecedent order of initial conditional clauses, but there is still a research gap concerning the motivations for using non-initial conditionals and their pragmatical functions. With the help of the corpus, this paper focuses on the phenomenon of non-initial conditionals and explores the motivation for using them and their pragmatic functions. The current study finds that there are 2 main motivations for the use of non-initial conditional clauses, namely, to maintain discourse coherence and to act as post hoc complements; there are four main pragmatic functions of non-initial conditionals: boundary function, assessment function, euphemism function, and supplementary function. Similar microscopic studies help us reconceptualize conditional sentences’ actual role in communication to further reveal the dynamic nature of natural language communication.

Fresh perspectives on multimodal argument reconstruction

The present contribution exemplifies current models for argument reconstruction on an environmental protection print-ad, identifying deficits in the way the models account for multimodal argumentation. Based on this critical review, three general research perspectives are suggested for making argument reconstruction maximally multimodal: the reach and logic of semiotic modes, multimodal coherence, and genre-specific multimodal discourse structure.

Signalling digression in Spanish and English: Evidence from parliamentary discourse

Digression is a discourse function that is identifiable and distinct from other similar functional strategies, and varies cross-linguistically. This paper investigates the way speakers of Spanish and English digress from their main discourse topics and how these transitions are marked. Once digression is defined by the proposal of four features considered to be inherent in this concept, the paper focuses on so-called 'digression formulating phrases', recurrent expressions which make explicit reference to the digression and signal that a new direction with respect to topic is proposed. The paper thus adopts a less common than the usual approach to discourse coherence and digression, whose literature has largely focused on discourse markers. The dataset, extracted from a corpus of parliamentary discourse, is analysed in an attempt to address two research questions. I investigate, first, the frequency and distribution of the selected digression formulating phrases in the two languages, and discern which of the two contexts of digression (i.e. beginnings and ends) is more highly marked, and, second, their use in connection to aspects such as syntactic configuration and position, and co-occurring features of semantic and pragmatic meaning. The contrastive perspective adds precision and richness to the treatment of digression.

Inclusivity, diversity, and the absent presence of class: a logics approach to England and Wales cricket Board (ECB) policy discourse

Class is central to Englishness and English cricket. Conversely, despite the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) making an explicit attempt to address social issues in cricket, class has largely been excluded from ECB policy discourse. In response to this absence, this paper mobilises a Lacanian-inspired logics approach to examine ECB policy discourse from 2015-2023. Through this approach, the paper highlights the hegemony of inclusivity and social cohesion in ECB discourse, a hegemony that has been enabled by a political shift away from class analysis and politics. In response to this absence of class, the paper argues that a fantasmatic logic has emerged within ECB discourse in which the inescapable presence of class in English cricket is reframed as the more manageable problem of social exclusion, which can be overcome through more inclusive practices rather than structural changes.

The Analysis of Synonym Relation Meaning in Kerinci Language: A Semantic Study

Synonyms are lexical variants that refer to the same meaning in expressing something in word form. In other cases, synonyms are lexical aspects that support cohesion in discourse which functions as a link between one lingual unit and another. This research explains the analysis of synonym meaning relation in Kerinci language through semantic study. The purpose of this research is to reveal the form of synonym meaning relation in its distribution in Kerinci area. The method used is qualitative, data obtained from oral and written sources, data collection is done by interview, and data analysis is done by semantic lexical technique. The results showed that 94 data concepts (lemma) produced 6-word classes, and 300 synonym data. The six-word classes are noun, verb, adjective, adverb, numeral, and pronoun. From the 300-synonym data, 82 data were found to belong to the TC category, 50 nTC, 138 TnC, and 30 nTnC. Geographically, it was found that the distribution of synonym data in KU was 190 data, 16 KT, 28 KM, and 66 KH. In general, Kerinci language synonyms are categorized as lexical relations because although they can be understood by Kerinci people in speech, they are also basically a form of lexical distribution that refers to vocabulary variants with similar meanings. This happens because of several factors, such as time factor, place/region factor, social factor, nuance factor of meaning. The results of the research are used as a reference and comparison. This research was conducted to reveal the diversity of lexical forms that refer to the same meaning. In other words, identifying the meaning contained in these lexical variants from the point of view of synonyms in semantic studies.