doi: 10.18178/IJLLL.2023.9.2.397
Classification and Textual Function of Conclusions in Text and Paragraphs
Wu Biyu 1,*
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- 1 Xianda College of Economics and Humanities, Shanghai International Studies University, Shanghai, China.
- 2 School of English Studies, Shanghai International Studies University, Shanghai, China.
- 3 Shanghai Technical Institute of Electronics & Information, Shanghai, China.
Abstract
Text and paragraph are two forms of discourse.Their conclusions are similar in structure and semantics. Thereare three types of conclusion sentence in paragraphs: closingsentence, comment sentence, concluding sentence. The closingsentence is the restatement of the theme of the paragraph andgenerally has a discourse marker indicating a summary; Thecomment sentence is the remark on the topic of the paragraph;The concluding sentence is the ending of the paragraph withboth summary and comment. When the conclusion sentence isin the thesis paragraph, it is also the thesis statement of the text.There are two types of paragraphs in the conclusion part of thetext: the transitional paragraph and the conclusion paragraph.The latter is a summary and comment on the topic of the text.Usually, the topic sentence of the conclusion paragraph, oftenaccompanied by discourse markers indicating the generalconclusion, is the closing sentence of the text, which forms acirculation in viewpoint with the thesis statement of the textthrough lexical cohesion of keyword repetition. The conclusionsentence of the conclusion paragraph is the comment sentenceof the text, which forms an emotional echo with the title of thetext and realizes the sublimation of the theme.
Keywords
- Conclusion paragraph
- conclusion part
- conclusion sentence
- text and paragraph
How to Cite
Wu Biyu, Fan Jiayao, and Sun Hui, "Classification and Textual Function of Conclusions in Text and Paragraphs," International Journal of Languages, Literature and Linguistics, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 157-166, 2023. https://doi.org/10.18178/IJLLL.2023.9.2.397
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