Wednesday 6 May 2015

Encoding Value Through Theme Predication

it was the frog he lost (Martin 1992: 130)

Theme Predication: encoding ‘that which he lost’ ('what did he lose?)

it
was
the frog
[(that) he lost]
Val-
Process: identifying
Token
-ue
Identi-
Identifier
-fied
Theme
Rheme
New
Given



 cf. decoding ‘it’ ('which frog was it?)

it
was
the frog [(that) he lost]
Token
Process: identifying
Value
Identified
Identifier
Theme
Rheme

New

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