The relevance of Theme in the textual organization of BBC news reports

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ID4168935
AuthorsMaría A Gómez (Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, corresponding author)
Year1994
Volume45
Issue3
Pages293-305
Publication date1994-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueWORD (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0043-7956 • E-ISSN: 2373-5112
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00437956.1994.11435929
OpenAlexW1175170546
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited13

This paper reports some preliminary results from an ongoing analysis of the relevance of clause initial position, especially ideational Theme, in the textual organization of discourse. The analysis involved a quantitative and qualitative exploration of the types and functions of Themes appearing in the News section of the Lancaster Spoken English Corpus (henceforth SEC). The thesis presented here is a humble one: within the context of BBC news reports, thematic choices affect the structure and development of both clauses and natural texts. The paper will show that speakers' selection of either unmarked, marked or 'special' Themes is a context-dependent meaningful choice: it prompts clauses that satisfy different discourse needs

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