Lexical cohesion in multiparty conversations

► Lexical cohesion is affected by genre-specific factors. ► Repetition is the most frequent cohesive device, followed by associative cohesion and inclusion. ► Specification ties are more common than generalization links. ► There is a direct proportional relation between number of ties and number of speakers. ► Ties are overwhelmingly realized across turns in remote-mediated ties.