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On subject and theme : a discourse functional perspective /

The ten papers in this volume focus on Subject and Theme. Theme began its life as a semantic notion in the work of Vilém Mathesius, while Subject has traditionally been seen as just a syntactic entity. More recently two related perspectives on these concepts have attracted linguists' attention...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Hasan, Ruqaiya, Fries, Peter Howard
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins, ©1995.
Colección:Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Current issues in linguistic theory ; v. 118.
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  • Approaching the French clause as a move in dialogue / Alice Caffarel
  • Mood and the ecosocial dynamics of semiotic exchange / Paul J. Thibault
  • The English "tag question" / Bill McGregor
  • "Nothing" makes sense in Weri / Maurice Boxwell
  • Subjectlessness and honorifics in Japanese / Motoko Hori
  • A dynamic perspective implications for metafunctional interaction and an understanding of theme / L.J. Ravelli
  • Subject and theme in Chinese / Fang Yan, Edward McDonald, Cheng Musheng
  • A systemic-functional approach to the thematic structure of the Old English clause / Michael Cummings
  • Themes, methods of development, and texts / Peter H. Fries
  • Defining and relating text segments / Carmel Cloran.