On Subject and theme : a discourse functional perspective /

Other Authors: Hasan, Ruqaiya, Fries, Peter Howard
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam Philadelphia : John Benjamins, 1995
Series:Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series IV, Current issues in linguistic theory, 118
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Table of Contents:
  • 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