On subject and theme
Subtitle: a discourse functional perspective
By: edited by Ruqaiya Hasan, Peter H. Fries.
Contributors: Hasan, Ruqaiya.; Fries, Peter Howard.
Series: Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science.; v. 118
Publisher: J. Benjamins; Benjamins Publishing Company, John
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Amsterdam; Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 414
Subjects: Grammar, Comparative and general -- Topic and comment.; Discourse analysis.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Approaching the French clause as a move in dialogue / Alice Caffarel; title: Mood and the ecosocial dynamics of semiotic exchange / Paul J. Thibault; title: The English "tag question" / Bill McGregor; title: "Nothing" makes sense in Weri / Maurice Boxwell; title: Subjectlessness and honorifics in Japanese / Motoko Hori; title: A dynamic perspective implications for metafunctional interaction and an understanding of theme / L.J. Ravelli; title: Subject and theme in Chinese / Fang Yan, Edward McDonald, Cheng Musheng; title: A systemic-functional approach to the thematic structure of the Old English clause / Michael Cummings; title: Themes, methods of development, and texts / Peter H. Fries; title: Defining and relating text segments / Carmel Cloran.