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Transitional Words and Phrases

Transitional Words and Phrases. LELI English Academic Writing Center. Preview. Why use transitional words and phrases ? Why are transitional words and phrases used mostly in academic writing ? What is the stylistic value of transitional words in academic writing ?

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Transitional Words and Phrases

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  1. TransitionalWords and Phrases LELI English AcademicWriting Center

  2. Preview • Why use transitionalwords and phrases? • Why are transitionalwords and phrasesusedmostly in academicwriting? • Whatisthestylisticvalue of transitionalwords in academicwriting? • Types of transitionalwords and phrases • Addition • Comparison • Contrast • Time • Purpose • Result • Example

  3. Explicitness • Why are transitionalwords and phrases more common in academicwritingthan in otherstyles of writing? • In academicwriting, youmustmakedirect (explicit) connectionsbetween ideas. • Transitionalwords and phrases are thetoolsthat are usedtomakethistype of connection, and are therefore more common in academicwriting.

  4. Coherence • Many times, academicwritingcan soundlikejust a list of sentenceswith no links betweenthem. • Transitionalwords are alsousedtoaddcoherenceand smoothnesstoacademicwriting.

  5. Types of TransitionalWords and Phrases • Addition– New informationthatenhancesoraddstooldinformation • Comparison– New informationthatissimilar tooldinformation • Contrast– New informationthatisdifferentfromoldinformation • Time –Eventsorthoughtsthatoccurredbefore, after, orconcurrentlywithoneanother • Result - New informationthatisthecause oforwascausedbyoldinformation • Example– New informationthatisanexample of oldinformation

  6. Addition • Further • Furthermore • In addition • Moreover • Additionally • First…second…third…etc.

  7. Comparison • Similiarly • Comparably • Likewise • In thesameway • Bythesametoken • Analogously

  8. Contrast • However • Nevertheless • Ontheotherhand • Onthecontrary • In contrast • Conversely • Alternatively

  9. Time • Before • Beforehand • Previously • Earlier • At thesame time • Meanwhile • Concurrently • After • Afterwards • Finally • Subsequently • Thereafter

  10. Result • Hence • Therefore • As a result • Consequently • Thus

  11. Example • Forexample • Forinstance • In particular • This can be seen in • Anexample of thisis

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