Linking Devices

Cohesive devices - teksti siduselemendid

'And' type

in fact, aslo, besides, furthermore, in addition, moreover, what is more, what's more, apart from this, in the same way, similarly, as well as that, on top of that.

'Or' type

in other words, to put it another way, to be more precise, alternatively

'But' type

however, although, yet, nevertheless, on the contrary, despite, in spite of, whereas, while

Exemplifying

for example, for instance, that is to say, such as, including, in this case, as follows

Generalising

usually, in general, on the whole, as a rule, mostly, in most cases, in many cases, broadly speaking, generally speaking, for the most part, to some extent

Stating the obvious of course, surely, obviously, naturally, clearly, it goes without saying, as one might expect, after all, no doubt Clarifying

in other words, namely, that is to say

Contrast

on the other hand, (and) yet, still, in contrast to, alternatively, at the same time, whereas, while, for one thing, another thing is that

Cause and effect

because, because of, as a result (of), for this reason, in order to, so that, in that case, so, therefore, thus, accordingly, consequently, as a consequence, hence, owing to, due to, under those circumstances

Transition and focusing

with regard to, as regards, as far as ... is concerned, as for, when it comes to, in terms of, on the question of

Divisions

first(ly), second(ly), third(ly), finally, first of all, to begin with, to start with, i n the first place

Highlighting

in particular, especially, mainly, particularly

Concession

however, nevertheless, still, yet, even though, however much, in fact, as a matter of fact, actually, to tell the truth

Referring

who, which, when, where, whose

Conclusion

so finally, in conclusion, to conclude, to sum it up