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Friday, 30 June 2023

The Information Unit

 Halliday (1994: 59):

Thursday, 29 June 2023

Predicated Theme

Halliday (1994: 58-9):

Wednesday, 28 June 2023

Clause As Theme In Interpersonal Metaphor

 Halliday (1994: 58):

Tuesday, 27 June 2023

Clause As Theme In Experiential Metaphor

Halliday (1994: 57-8):

Monday, 26 June 2023

Theme In Clause Complex vs Clause

Halliday (1994: 57):

Sunday, 25 June 2023

Theme In A Hypotactic Clause Complex

 Halliday (1994: 56):

Saturday, 24 June 2023

Examples Of Multiple Theme

Halliday (1994: 54, 55-6):


Friday, 23 June 2023

Components Of Multiple Theme

Halliday (1994: 54):

Thursday, 22 June 2023

Interpersonal Theme

Halliday (1994: 53-4):

Wednesday, 21 June 2023

Textual Theme

Halliday (1994: 53):

Tuesday, 20 June 2023

Theme Has Only One Experiential Element

Halliday (1994: 53):

Monday, 19 June 2023

Theme And Transitivity

Halliday (1994: 53):

Sunday, 18 June 2023

Theme Beyond Conjunctive And Modal Adjuncts

Halliday (1994: 53):

Saturday, 17 June 2023

Where The Theme Ends

Halliday (1994: 52):

Friday, 16 June 2023

The Principle Of Ordering In The English Clause

Halliday (1994: 51-2):

Thursday, 15 June 2023

WH- And TH- Forms

 Halliday (1994: 50-1):

Wednesday, 14 June 2023

Obligatorily Thematic: Relatives

Halliday (1994: 50):

Tuesday, 13 June 2023

Obligatorily Thematic: Conjunctions

Halliday (1994: 50):

Monday, 12 June 2023

Sunday, 11 June 2023

Typically Thematic: Modal Adjuncts

Halliday (1994: 49):


Saturday, 10 June 2023

Typically Thematic: Conjunctive Adjuncts

Halliday (1994: 49):


Friday, 9 June 2023

Other Characteristic Themes

Halliday (1994: 48):

Thursday, 8 June 2023

Theme And Mood

 Halliday (1994: 47-8):




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Note the last sentence above. No clause has both a marked and unmarked Theme.

Wednesday, 7 June 2023

Theme In Imperative Clauses

Halliday (1994: 47):

Tuesday, 6 June 2023

Marked Theme In Interrogative Clauses

 Halliday (1994: 46-7):

Monday, 5 June 2023

Unmarked Theme In Yes/No Interrogatives

Halliday (1994: 46):

Sunday, 4 June 2023

Unmarked Theme In WH- Interrogatives

  Halliday (1994: 46):

Saturday, 3 June 2023

The Thematic Principle In Interrogative Clauses

 Halliday (1994: 46):

Friday, 2 June 2023

Theme In Interrogative Clauses

Halliday (1994: 45-6):

Thursday, 1 June 2023

Theme In Exclamative Declarative Clauses

 Halliday (1994: 45):