Crossword puzzle : Discourse structures in English

Put your knowledge of English discourse to the test! This crossword explores the key structures and devices that organize written and spoken communication, from cohesive markers to rhetorical patterns. Whether you’re analyzing academic texts or everyday conversation, mastering these concepts is essential at an advanced level. Fill in the grid and sharpen your linguistic toolkit!

Horizontalement

1. 2. logical consistency in discourse
2. 4. referring to later text content
3. 4. In a lower position
4. 6. unit of organized written text
5. 8. to present a topic at the start
6. 9. Full of light, opposite of dark
7. 11. linking word connecting ideas
8. 12. rewording of a text or idea
9. 16. word showing limit of time
10. 17. group of words used together
11. 18. Not clean, opposite of pure
12. 19. To record a message
13. 19. To go away from

Verticalement

1. 1. brevity and clarity in writing
2. 3. explanatory type of writing
3. 5. All members of a group
4. 7. organized framework of a text
5. 10. To remove dirt
6. 12. single idea in an argument
7. 13. Has not in short form
8. 14. word introducing reason or time
9. 15. Excessive speed in doing something