Abstract:
The main aim of this study is to investigate the coherent and cohesive
features in English M.A abstracts. At Sudan University of Science and
Technology. The study takes the analytical approach in which the
researcher analyzes thirty abstracts of different topics, to obtain the
results, the researcher has carried out quantitative and qualitative
analysis approach and the results were described in frequencies an
percentages. The study has reached into some of the important findings
as follows: The abstract writers in the thirty papers analyzed have used
less cohesive devices when they wrote down their abstracts, which
resulted in less cohesive texts and in turn less coherent though the
general ideas of the abstracts were comprehended and can be under
stood clearly , the study recommends the following :As coherent and
cohesive features play vital role in M.A abstracts, researchers should
take into account using these as possible.
