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Overview"The papers in this volume focus on subject and theme. ""Theme"" began its life as a semantic notion in the work of Vilem Mathesius, while ""subject"" has traditionally been seen as just a syntactic entity. More recently, two related perspectives on these concepts have attracted linguists' attention: the formal criteria for their recognition and the relations between the two concepts. Using the systemic functional model as their point of departure, the papers in this volume consider the two notions in a wider context by relating them to the interpersonal and textural metafunctions of language. By contrast with the current linguistic approaches, the primary focus here is neither simply on formal recognition criteria nor on the relation of these elements to each other; instead, the notions of ""subject"" and ""theme"" are examined from the point of view of their function in the economy of discourse, with studies of their significance in English and French, as well as in a range of non-Indo-European languages. Definitions of the concepts are offered on the basis of their discourse functions, which are also important in selecting the formal recognition criteria and in understanding their mutually supportive role vis a vis each other." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ruqaiya Hasan (Macquarie University) , Peter H. Fries (Central Michigan University)Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Co Imprint: John Benjamins Publishing Co Volume: 118 Weight: 0.610kg ISBN: 9789027236579ISBN 10: 9027236577 Pages: 414 Publication Date: 23 November 1995 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |