主位述位课件.ppt

主位述位; Theme and Rheme Content Types of Theme Thematic progression ; Theme: the element which serves as the point of departure of the message. Rheme: the remainder of the message, the part in which the Theme is developed. Eg: He(T)// dictated his will.(R) What(T)// do you mean?(R);Types of Themes; It refers to the Theme of a clause consisting of just one structural element,which can be represented by nominal group, adverbial group or prepositional group, whose number may be only one or more than one.. Eg: Slowly (T) // he came into the classroom (R). Slowly and quietly (T),// he came into the classroom (R) ; If a sentence contains two or more than two clauses, the former one is called the clausal Theme. **当主位由一个小句表示时，它本身内部又可含有主位述位结构. Eg: If winter (T) comes (R) [T] //can spring far behind?[R]; The multiple Theme refers to the Theme which is made up of many semantic constituents,which includes ideational, interpersonal and textual meaning. Eg: And (T – Tex) maybe (T – Int) you (T – Id) //are wrong (R). sequential order: textual element ^ interpersonal element ^ideational element. ; Unmarked theme: The theme which is the Subject of the sentence. Eg: I (T)//am a singer(R) Marked theme:The theme which is something other than the Subject. Eg:Me (T)//they blame for it.(R) *一般来说，人们往往把无标记主语用作话语起点，但是为了达到强调某个成分的目的，讲话者可以选择有标记主位。 ; Constant Theme Pattern Patterns of Thematic Constant Rh