试论英语中连句成篇的逻辑联系

人们普遍认为,短句较长句易读,易懂,但在阅读时,情况并不如此,例如: He was absent from school. He was ill. He was absent from school because he Was ill. 第一组是两个短句,句子间无逻辑联系。第二组是由两个短句合并而成的长句,通过联系词(liking words)的连接,说明两个短句之间的逻辑联系(logical connection)。两组句子比较起来,第二组句子易懂、易记,原因在于它具有内在的逻辑关系。