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On Subject and Theme in English Language

Gui Yong-xia

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In this paper we discuss the concepts and the functions of the sub je ct and theme of a sentence and their relation. They are the basic concepts in gr ammar and discourse analysis. They are related: subject can be theme and theme i s called psychological subject. And they are two different independent concepts with different functions in the discourse: subject realizes the function in prop osition, and theme in message. Subject is to sustain the validity of the stateme nt; and theme is the concern of the message.

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In this paper we discuss the concepts and the functions of the sub je ct and theme of a sentence and their relation. They are the basic concepts in gr ammar and discourse analysis. They are related: subject can be theme and theme i s called psychological subject. And they are two different independent concepts with different functions in the discourse: subject realizes the function in prop osition, and theme in message. Subject is to sustain the validity of the stateme nt; and theme is the concern of the message.

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In this paper we discuss the concepts and the functions of the sub je ct and theme of a sentence and their relation. They are the basic concepts in gr ammar and discourse analysis. They are related: subject can be theme and theme i s called psychological subject. And they are two different independent concepts with different functions in the discourse: subject realizes the function in prop osition, and theme in message. Subject is to sustain the validity of the stateme nt; and theme is the concern of the message.

Key concepts: Theme (computing), Subject (documents), Sentence, Function (biology), Linguistics, Computer science, Psychology, Philosophy

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