coherent, cohesion

Cohesion and coherence are linguistic qualities that are desirable in a text and as such considered important for all students trying to master a language. What is the difference between Cohesion and Coherence?

• If different sentences in a text are linked properly, it is said to be cohesive.
• If a text appears to make sense to a reader, it is said to be coherent.
• A cohesive text can appear as incoherent to the reader making it clear that the two properties of a text are not the same.
• Coherence is a property decided by the reader whereas cohesion is a property of the text achieved by the writer making use of different tools like synonyms, verb tenses, time references etc.
• Cohesion can be measured and verified through rules of grammar and semantics though measuring coherence is rather difficult.

English word coherent comes from Latin haereo and English co-.
haereo: hang or hold fast [firmly/securely/tightly]; be fixed; stick; etc
Descendants of haereo: adhere, adhesion, cohere, coherence, hesitate, inhere, inherent

inhere (v.)

1. to be inherent; to stick (in); to be fixed in or permanently incorporated with something; to cleave (to); to belong, as attributes or qualities.
2. be inherent in sth

co-

• In Latin, the form of com- "together, with" in compounds with stems beginning in vowels, h-, and gn-; see com-. Taken in English from 17c. as a living prefix meaning "together, mutually, in common," and used promiscuously [involving a wide range of different things] with native words (co-worker) and Latin-derived words not beginning with vowels (codependent), including some already having it (co-conspirator).

hesitation (n.)

• c. 1400, from Old French hesitacion or directly from Latin haesitationem (nominative haesitatio) "a hesitation, stammering," figuratively "irresolution, uncertainty," noun of action from past participle stem of haesitare "stick fast, remain fixed; stammer in speech," figuratively "hesitate, be irresolute, be at a loss, be undecided," frequentative of haerere (past participle haesus, first person perfect indicative haesi) "to adhere, stick, cling."

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