Linking devices

Vocabulary for RENDERING TEXTS

1. To c omment on the text in general:

The author	comments / indicates / notes / remarks / shows / states / observes / stresses / emphasizes / reports that...
The author	draws attention to... / points out that...

Introduction

1. In (title), author (author) discusses (topic).
2. In (title), (author) explains the principles of (topic).
3. (Title) offers a detailed and practical introduction to (topic).
4. (Title) is a detailed account of (topic).
5. (Title) is an essential guide to (topic).
6. (Title) is a classic handbook on (topic).

Content

1. (Author) provides the reader with (details).
2. (Title/Author) shows how to (details).
3. (Author) begins by explaining how...
4. Then (author)...
5. Chapter (number) focuses on (details).
6. The (number) chapters/sections of the book encourage (aim) through a series of steps: (steps/details)

1. To deal with the topic of the text:

The author	addresses the issue of / explains the principles of / focuses on the controversy of / describes the problem of / discusses the question of / investigates the argument that / examines the subject of / explores the topic of
The article	deals with / is concerned with / is a detailed account of / offers a detailed and practical introduction to / reflects the opinion about / expresses the author’s thoughts concerning / is written for…about

1. To deal with the thesis statement of the text:

The author / the article	explains / argues for / criticizes / compares / contrasts / describes / identifies / assesses / demonstrates / outlines / supports / encourages / characterizes / lists / cites
The author/ the article	· provides evidence for · illustrates his (the) point with / by (+ gerund) · offers a solution to · warns against...

1. To deal with the author’s recommendations:

The author / the article

advises / advocates / argues for / suggests / urges / recommends / proposes that

1. To deal with the author’s claims

The author / the article

alleges / argues / asserts / claims / concludes / contends / holds / hypothesizes / implies / infers / insinuates / postulates / reasons / speculates / maintains / surmises

1. To deal with the author’s opinion:

The author / the article

· accepts / takes / adopts the view that... · assumes / presumes that... · considers / finds / takes the problem to be... · defines / sees / views / regards the problem as... · looks on the problem as... · puts forward the suggestion

1. If the author’s agrees with something:

The author / the article

· admits the inconsistency/ acknowledges the limitations/ recognizes the importance · agrees with / shares the view that... · agrees / concedes / concurs that...

1. If the author’s disagrees with something:

The author / the article

· challenges / criticizes / discounts / disputes / questions / doubts / refutes / rejects / rebuffs the view that... · disagrees with the view that... · disapproves of...

1. To provide logical transition from one author’s idea to another:

The author

· begins by explaining how... · then focuses on … · in the next paragraph of the article encourages the reader to … · through a series of steps gives the reader the idea of …

LINKING DEVICES

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