What are transition Signals?

The transition signals are the ...

·        Words/phrases used in spoken/written communication.

·        Help the reader understand the links between ideas.

They are common in Academic Writing. They are also known by different names like Linkers, linking adverbials, logical markers, discourse connectors and cohesive devices. Transition Signals are one aspect of cohesion. Means that make the text cohere or stick together

Other aspects of cohesion are Reference words, repeated words, substitution words and ellipses.