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| Self-assessment Exercises Using your own adequate and copious examples, explain the differences between Reference, Substitution and Identification 4.0 Conjunction Conjunction is an explicit marker of meaning connection between two clauses. Though the term is used generally to include any linker or connector, in this Unit, we are using it in the sense of items used to link clauses and sentences together. According to Halliday and Hasan (1976), conjunctive elements are not cohesive in themselves but by virtue of their specific meanings they are not primarily devices for reaching out into the preceding (or following) text, but they express certain meanings, which presuppose the presence of other components in the discourse (p. 226). There are several conjunctive items for signaling meaning in sentence connection. Halliday and Hasan (1976) identify four categories of conjunctive relations. They are Additive, Adversative, Causal and Temporal. We shall discuss each of them below. 4.0.1 Additive Conjunction This is a conjunction that introduces an addition to the erstwhile clause. The most prominent Additive Conjunction is and. Other Additive Conjunctions are yet, so, further, moreover, etc. Examples of texts with Additive Conjunction are 3.26.He drove 800 kilometres, and he was very tired after his arrival 3.27.The thieves were caught, yet they denied being thieves. 3.28.I was so tired last night, so, I could not visit Gbade as promised 3.29.Bisola does not need the scholarship. Moreover, she is got full sponsorship for her PhD. 76 4.0.2 Adversative Conjunction This signals a relationship contrary to expectation. The proposition expressed in the second clause is contrary to what is stated in the preceding clause. Adversative Conjunctions are signaled bywords such as but, however, instead, rather, etc, as can be seen in the following example 3.30.He took the money, but he denied it. 3.31.The bus broke down somewhere very lonely. However, we miraculously found a mechanic to fix it before we continued with the journey. 3.32.You were planning to go to Lagos before. Instead, please go to Abuja as Iii would need something urgent from our client there. Download 0.49 Mb. Share with your friends:
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