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A Linguistic Handbook of French for Translators and Language Students
Paul Boucher
[Not in series 216] 2018
► pp. 193–204

Chapter 12
Textual coherence

Article outline
  • 12.1Introduction
  • 12.2Relevance and discourse well formedness
    • 12.2.1Case Study #1: Popular science articles in French and English
    • 12.2.2Case Study #2: Translating Legal Documents in French and English
  • 12.3Deictic anchoring and coherence
  • 12.4Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Further reading on relevance and coherence in discourse
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Further reading on relevance and coherence in discourse
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