Coherence in Hypertexts

The paper addresses the question to what extent the concept of text coherence developed for sequentially organized documents can be applied to documents published in hypertext environments. After a brief discussion of different aspects of text coherence (section 2), I will explain the importance of...

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Published in:Zeitschrift für germanistische Linguistik 2003-01, Vol.31 (2), p.274-292
Main Author: Storrer, Angelika
Format: Article
Language:ger
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Summary:The paper addresses the question to what extent the concept of text coherence developed for sequentially organized documents can be applied to documents published in hypertext environments. After a brief discussion of different aspects of text coherence (section 2), I will explain the importance of the sequential order of text constituents for coherence-building, as explored by empirical studies on text comprehension (section 3). Section 4 discusses how the typical processes of hypertext usage affect the processes of coherence-building & thus influence the strategies of coherence-design. Section 5 explores how the new challenges of hypertext comprehension may be met by hypertext-specific coherence cues. 1 Figure, 36 References. Adapted from the source document
ISSN:0301-3294