| Theme and Rheme: An Alternative Account Contributor(s): Leong Ping, Alvin (Author) |
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ISBN: 3039101293 ISBN-13: 9783039101290 Publisher: Peter Lang Group Ag, International Academic P OUR PRICE: $137.31 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2004 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Grammar & Punctuation - Psychology |
| Dewey: 415 |
| LCCN: 2004048412 |
| Series: Europaeische Hochschulschriften / European University Studie |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.1" W x 8.8" (1.05 lbs) 334 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book argues for the inclusion of a cognitive psychological component in the analysis of theme and rheme, the basic building blocks of the message structure of language. The inference-boundary (IB) model is presented and justified as an explanatory model of the message structure of the clause and, above it, the text. It views theme as an element that is capable of generating a boundary of acceptability within which it is permissible for the rheme to occur. It explains why and how an initial element is considered to be thematic. The IB model also acknowledges the operation of a principle - the principle of acceptable message development - that underlies all that we say and write. This principle forms the basis of a simple test to identify and delimit the thematic portion. |