GRAMMATICAL COHESION AS A TOOL FOR ENHANCING NARRATIVE COHERENCE IN ENGLISH LITERARY DISCOURSE
Keywords:
Grammatical cohesion, narrative coherence, thematic unity, literary discourse, textual analysis, textual cohesion, semantic relationships, emotional impact, structural coherence, reader engagement, linguistic analysis, vocabulary choices, textual continuity, cohesion in storytelling, reference, substitution, ellipsis, conjunctions.Abstract
This study examines the role of grammatical cohesion in enhancing narrative coherence, focusing on O. Henry's short story “The Caliph, Cupid, and the Clock”. Grammatical cohesion, achieved through devices like reference, substitution, ellipsis, conjunctions, is pivotal in connecting ideas and maintaining thematic unity in narratives. By analyzing O. Henry's language choices, this paper demonstrates how grammatical cohesion contributes to both the story's structural coherence and its emotional impact on readers. It examines how cohesive devices such as reference, substitution, ellipsis, conjunctions, and lexical cohesion contribute to the logical and structural flow of a text. By analyzing O. Henry’s “The Caliph, Cupid, and the Clock”, the study highlights the interplay between grammatical cohesion and narrative coherence.
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