Table 3 An excerpt from TT2
From: Coherence in Hong Lou Meng and its English translations: an exploratory investigation
Clause ID | Clause | Cohesive device | Interpretative source | Tie status | Identity chain | Similarity chain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | PATIENCE, <2 > had just returned to the party. | 1. the (party) | -/in previous chapters | anaphoric | Patience1; Patience 7; | asked 4; said 8; |
2 | you will recall, | 2. you | - | exophoric | ||
3 | ‘What’s happened to your mistress?’ | 3. your | 1. PATIENCE | anaphoric | ||
4 | the others asked her. | 4. the (others) | - | exophoric | ||
her | 3. mistress | anaphoric | 4-3-1 Patience | |||
5 | ‘Why doesn’t she come back | 5. she | 3. mistress | ” | ||
6 | and (subject) join us?’ | 6. subject-ellipsis | 5. she | ” | 6e-5-3 | |
us | 4. others | ” | ||||
7 | ‘She hasn’t got time,’ | 7. She | 6. subject | ” | 7-6e-5-3 mistress | |
8 | said Patience, | |||||
9 | laughing. |