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theme and rheme: a standalone construct

One name. One construct. A landmark on the map.

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Discourse analysis

the organization of a clause into a theme, the point of departure, and a rheme, the rest that develops it.

In discourse analysis, theme and rheme refers to the organization of a clause into a theme, the point of departure, and a rheme, the rest that develops it. This meaning comes from Halliday (1967) in Journal of Linguistics.[1]

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clause2 fields · 3 citationsjingle · one word, two constructs discourse6 fields · 10 citationsjingle · one name, six constructs rest1 fields · 1 citationsanchor · a standalone construct

References

Halliday, M. A. K. (1967). Notes on transitivity and theme in English: Part 2. Journal of Linguistics, 3(2), 199-244. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022226700016613

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