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On the Significance of Theme and Thematic Progression in the Development of Text

Li Yu

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This paper provides a detailed analysis about the themes and the thematic progression of a certain text, with Halliday's Systemic-Functional ideas as the theoretical foundation. Based on this, the paper discloses the significance of theme and thematic progression in the development of text, which includes forming a semantic chain and achieving a comprehensive understanding of a text.

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Key concepts: Theme (computing), Thematic map, Thematic analysis, Computer science, Foundation (evidence), Linguistics, Epistemology, Sociology