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It is what the speaker takes as his starting point
theme
It distinguishes between the given and the focalized.
information structure
It is made up of theme and rheme.
thematic structure
It is the speaker’s development of the theme.
rheme
It is made up of one of the major components of the clause.
topical theme
It links the clause to the surrounding discourse.
textual theme
It indicates the attitude of the speaker towards the content of the clause.
interpersonal theme
It concerns only the topical themes of ranking clauses.
thematic progression
It occurs when a theme is derived from a previous theme.
constant theme progression
It occurs when a theme is derived from a preceding rheme.
linear theme progression
It occurs when a theme is derived from some general idea on which the text is based.
derived theme
It is frequently called the “new”.
focalized
It is the way various components in the text are linked together
cohesion
It creates cohesion by referring to something previous in the text, something which follows in the text or something in the outside world.
reference
It creates cohesion by repeating a word or using words with the same meaning as well as a series of words cluster round the same idea.
lexical chain
