TY - BOOK AU - Hasan,Ruqaiya AU - Fries,Peter Howard TI - On subject and theme: a discourse functional perspective T2 - Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science SN - 1-55619-572-9 U1 - 415 20 PY - 1995/// CY - Amsterdam, Philadelphia PB - J. Benjamins KW - Grammar, Comparative and general KW - Topic and comment KW - Discourse analysis KW - Gramática comparada KW - Análisis del discurso N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Contents: Approaching the French clause as a move in dialogue / Alice Caffarel -- Mood and the ecosocial dynamics of semiotic exchange / Paul J. Thibault -- The English "tag question" / Bill McGregor -- "Nothing" makes sense in Weri / Maurice Boxwell -- Subjectlessness and honorifics in Japanese / Motoko Hori -- A dynamic perspective implications for metafunctional interaction and an understanding of theme / L.J. Ravelli -- Subject and theme in Chinese / Fang Yan, Edward McDonald, Cheng Musheng -- A systemic-functional approach to the thematic structure of the Old English clause / Michael Cummings -- Themes, methods of development, and texts / Peter H. Fries -- Defining and relating text segments / Carmel Cloran ER -