Wednesday, 25 June 2014

Dependent And Embedded Clauses As Theme

1. clause complex Theme:


Halliday & Matthiessen (2004: 374):
… the qualifying clause can be placed either before or after the ‘head’ clause … The choice is determined by textual considerations.
if the duke gives anything to my aunt
it'll be that teapot
x b
a
Theme
Rheme

enhancing beta clause Theme:

if the duke
gives anything to my aunt
Theme
Rheme

alpha clause Theme:

it
'll be that teapot
Theme
Rheme


2. embedded clause as Theme:


what the duke gave my aunt
was that teapot
Theme
Rheme

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