Temporal Adverbials in Text Structuring: On Temporal Text Strategy.

Abstract

This paper discusses clause-initial adverbials of time functioning as signals of the temporal text strategy. A chain of such markers creates cohesion and coherence by forming continuity in the text and also signals textual boundaries that occur on different hierarchic levels. The temporal text strategy is closely associated with narrative text. Temporal adverbs in unitype text is discussed and their occurrence in a corpus containing heterogeneous texts of different types iN described. It is obvious that the textual functions that a chain of clause-initial adverbials of time may have in creating cohesion and coherence and in segmenting the text have the discourse-pragmatic effect of facilitating text processing. Near-prototype narratives discussed at the beginning of the paper show clear and homogeneous tendencies. A less stereotyped narrative provides the text-receiver with less expected, and hence, informationally more weighty, solutions. (JP) *********************************************************************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. *********************************************************************** -PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE THIS MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC).U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Off.ce of Educanonat Research and Improvement EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC/ nts document has been reproduced alt fjreceived from the person 0, orgentiation ongmatong t 0 Minor changes have been made to MProve ,aDrOdUCtIon quahly POotS Of wew or opmons stated ,n t docu. ment I do o nt nicessanly represent' (Moat OER posetoon or policy Temporal adverbials in text structuring: on temporal text strategy*

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