Text An English text can be seen as an organic whole with sentences inter- connected and meanings linked up. Sentences not only have ostensive glutinosity(外显粘合性)，but also internal semantic and functional unity and reference(内在聚合性与互参性) 44 Text ◼ An English text can be seen as an organic whole with sentences inter￾connected and meanings linked up. ◼ Sentences not only have ostensive glutinosity（外显粘合性）, but also internal semantic and functional unity and reference（内在聚合性与互参性）