THEME and RHEME - concepts

It indicates the attitude of the speaker towards the content of the clause.

It distinguishes  between the given and the focalized.

It occurs when a theme is derived from some general idea on which the text is based.

It is the speaker’s development of the theme.

It is what the speaker takes as his starting point

It occurs when a theme is derived from a previous theme.

It is the way various components in the text are linked together

It links the clause to the surrounding discourse.

It is made up of theme and rheme.

It is frequently called the “new”.

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.

It is made up of one of the major components of the clause.

It concerns only the topical themes of ranking clauses.

It occurs when a theme is derived from a preceding rheme.

It creates cohesion by referring to something previous in the text, something which follows in the text or something in the outside world.