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Transition Markers and Coherence in L2 English and German Argumentative Essays
2020. urn:nbn:hr:142:901582
Oberling, Andreja
Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department of English Language and Literature

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Oberling, A. (2020). Transition Markers and Coherence in L2 English and German Argumentative Essays (Master's thesis). Osijek: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Retrieved from https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:901582

Oberling, Andreja. "Transition Markers and Coherence in L2 English and German Argumentative Essays." Master's thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2020. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:901582

Oberling, Andreja. "Transition Markers and Coherence in L2 English and German Argumentative Essays." Master's thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2020. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:901582

Oberling, A. (2020). 'Transition Markers and Coherence in L2 English and German Argumentative Essays', Master's thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, accessed 15 April 2025, https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:901582

Oberling A. Transition Markers and Coherence in L2 English and German Argumentative Essays [Master's thesis]. Osijek: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; 2020 [cited 2025 April 15] Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:901582

A. Oberling, "Transition Markers and Coherence in L2 English and German Argumentative Essays", Master's thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Osijek, 2020. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:901582

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TitleTransition Markers and Coherence in L2 English and German Argumentative Essays
Title (croatian)Označivači prijelaza i koherencija u raspravljačkim esejima na engleskom i njemačkom kao stranom jeziku
AuthorAndreja Oberling
MentorVišnja Pavičić Takač (mentor)
Committee memberVišnja Pavičić Takač (predsjednik povjerenstva)
Committee memberTanja Gradečak (član povjerenstva)
Committee memberGabrijela Buljan (član povjerenstva)
GranterJosip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
(Department of English Language and Literature)
Osijek
Defense date and country2020-08-31, Croatia
Scientific / art field,
discipline and subdiscipline		HUMANISTIC SCIENCES
Philology
Anglistics
Abstract
Metadiscourse markers are fundamental elements of the spoken and written discourse, which help writers transfer information, feelings, and opinions to the reader, organise their writing, and lead the reader through the text. The present study explores a specific group of metadiscourse markers, that of transition markers and their relationship with the coherence of a text. For the purpose of this study, two sets of corpora were used, one consisting of 26 essays in English, written by Croatian undergraduate students of the English language at Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Osijek, and the other consisting of 27 essays in German, written by undergraduate students of the German language and literature at the same Faculty. The results reveal that students quite often incorporate transition markers in their essays, but use a rather narrow set, as well as tend to overuse them. The analysis of essays has revealed that, in both corpora, the most common subcategory of transition markers is transition markers of comparison. Additionally, the analysis has shown that there is no statistically significant difference in the usage of transition markers in the English and German corpora. Through the analysis it was also determined that there is no statistically significant correlation between the usage of transition markers and the coherence of the text.
Abstract (croatian)
Metadiskursni označivači temeljni su elementi govornog i pismenog diskursa, uz pomoć kojih pisci čitatejima prenose informacije, osjećaje, mišljenja, organiziraju svoje pisanje i vode čitatelja kroz tekst. U ovom se radu istražuje specifična skupina metadiskursnih označivača, označivači prijelaza i njihov utjecaj na koherenciju teksta. Za potrebe je ovog istraživanja provedena analiza dvaju korpusa, jednoga koji se sastoji od 26 eseja na engleskom jeziku koje su napisali studenti preddiplomskog studija Filozofskog fakulteta u Osijeku koji studiraju engleski jezik i književnost, te drugoga koji se sastoji od 27 eseja na njemačkom jeziku koje su napisali student njemačkog jezika i književnosti na istome fakultetu. Rezultati otkrivaju da studenti često u svoje eseje uključuju označivače prijelaza, ali se koriste ograničenim rasponom i imaju tendenciju pretjerano se koristiti tim označivačima. Analiza eseja pokazala je da su u oba korpusa najčešća potkategorija, označivači prijelaza čija je funkcija usporedba. Uz to, analiza je pokazala da ne postoji statistički značajna razlika u uporabi označivača prijelaza u engleskom i njemačkom korpusu. Analizom je također utvrđeno da ne postoji statistički značajna povezanost između korištenja označivača prijelaza i koherencije teksta.
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Languageenglish
URN:NBNurn:nbn:hr:142:901582
Study programmeTitle: English Language and Literature (double major); specializations in: Teacher Training, Translation and Interpreting Studies, Philology
Course: Teacher Training
Study programme type: university
Study level: graduate
Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra edukacije engleskog jezika i književnosti (magistar/magistra edukacije engleskog jezika i književnosti)
Study programmeTitle: German Language and Literature (double major); specializations in: Teacher Training, Translation Studies
Course: Teacher Training
Study programme type: university
Study level: graduate
Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra edukacije njemačkog jezika i književnosti (magistar/magistra edukacije njemačkog jezika i književnosti)
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