Adverbs which are used to introduce or connect clauses are sometimes
known as conjunctive adverbs, for example however, nevertheless:
She is 86, neverthelessshe enjoys good health.
2 the process by which such joining takes place.
There are two types of conjunction:
a Co-ordination, through the use of co-ordinating conjunctions(also
known as co-ordinators) such as and, or, but. These join linguistic
units which are equivalent or of the same rank.
For example:
It rained, but I went for a walk anyway.
Shall we go home orgo to a movie?
The two clauses are co-ordinate clauses.
b Subordination, through the use of subordinating conjunctions(also
known as subordinators) such as because,when,unless,that. These
join an independent clauseand a dependent clause
For example:
I knew thathe was lying.
Unlessit rains, we’ll play tennis at 4.conjunctiven
see conjunction
conjunctive adverbn
see conjunction
connected speechn
spoken language when analyzed as a continuous sequence as opposed to the
analysis of individual sounds or words in isolation.
connectionismn
a theory in cognitive science that assumes that the individual com-
ponents of human cognition are highly interactive and that knowledge
of events, concepts and language is represented diffusely in the cognitive
system. The theory has been applied to models of speech processing, lexical
organization, and first and second language learning. Connectionism pro-
vides mathematical models and computer simulations that try to capture
both the essence of information processingand thought processes. The
basic assumptions of the theory are:
1 Information processing takes place through the interactions of a large
number of simple units, organized into networks and operating in parallel.
2 Learning takes place through the strengthening and weakening of the
interconnections in a particular network in response to examples
encountered in the input.
connectionism