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On Cohesion in English and Its Implication in CompositionIntroductionThe phenomena of the human language are examined and analyzed by linguists, whose research provides techniques, tools, and concepts that allow people to explore closely how language “works.”Chapter 1A Historical Survey of Studies of Cohesion in English1.1 Definition of the Concept of TextA discussion must be made on what a text is in order to discuss text-forming devices in English. What is a text? This question is as difficult as that of what a sentence is. According to Fries, “there are more than two hundred definitions of a sentence.” 1Cohesion Theory mainly discusses that a text is coherent through the use of cohesive devices, which certainly can partly fulfill the task of providing readers an easy access to the text.21.2 Cohesion TheoryConclusionCoherence backed by cohesion is one important solution for improving students writing in term of discourse-level properties. Cohesion concerns the linguistic devices, thus a textual phenomenon. Coherence, on the other hand, is in the mind of the writer and reader: it is a mental phenomenon.Bibliography1Fries, C.C. The Structure of EnglishM. New York, Harcourt, Brace & Co, 1952, p: 1202Quirk, Randolph, Sidney Greenbaum, Geoffrey Leech, et al. A Comprehensive Grammar of the English LanguageM. London, Longman, 1985, p: 22, p: 73, p: 193How to Save EnergyJ. Newsweek, 1977(18): 70-804Littlewood, Ruied. The Affective Factors in Second Language LearningJ. Harpers, 1997(8): 123-1305Messick, S. ValidityA. In: R. Linn(ed.). Educational MeasurementC. New York, Macmillan, 1989, p: 29 6Weinstein L. & M. N. Swartz. Pathogenic Properties of Invading Micro-OrganismsA. In W. A. Sodeman & P. C. Robinson(eds.). Pathologic Physiology：Dechanisms of DiseaseC. Philadelphia, Saundra, 1974, p: 29-327皮亚杰. 结构主义M. 北京, 商务印书馆, 1984, p: 348蔡文. 从老人与海看海明威的人生哲学MA. 武汉, 华中师范大学, 2003, p: 22, p: 73, p: 199 Leonard, Shatzkin. Cold Type: Overcoming the Book CrisisM. Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 1982, p: 35, p: 14510 Miles, Adrain. “Singin” in the Rain: A Hypertetual ReadingJ. Postmodern Culture, 1998 (8). 25 June 2007. 11 19 July 2007. 12 19 July 2007. AcknowledgementsFor the completion of my M. A thesis, first, I wish to express my deepest gratitude to my supervisor, Prof. Ladusaw, who has given me the most valuable suggestions and advice, and made necessary corrections. Then I am greatly indebted to Prof. Sung Lyeen for his advice on the format and help with my computerization and I also owe a lot to Prof. Boas, who has shown much consideration for my composition and has provided me with some useful materials. Finally, I would like to