Theme
Theme
A theme is the initial constituent of a sentence , viewed in relation to a more highly communicative theme or focus elsewhere in the sentence.
- The man is coming.
- Under no circumstances will he come.
Page/s: 1361–1363
Source: Quirk, Greenbaum, Leech, and Svartvik 1985
Quirk, Randolph, S. Greenbaum, G. Leech, and J. Svartvik. 1985.A comprehensive grammar of the English language. London: Longman.
Page/s: 237
Source: Hartmann and Stork 1972
Hartmann, R.R.K., and F.C. Stork. 1972.Dictionary of language and linguistics. London: Applied Science.
Page/s: 308
Source: Crystal 1985
Crystal, David. 1985.A dictionary of linguistics and phonetics. 2nd edition. New York: Basil Blackwell.
Related terms
- ExactMatch: https://glossary.sil.org/term/theme
