10. Defining and relating text segments

Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. Reflections on subject and theme: An introduction xiii
4. 1. Approaching the French clause as a movie in dialogue 1
5. 2. Mood and the Ecosocial dynamics of semiotic exchange 51
6. 3. The English ‘tag question’ 91
7. 4. “Nothing” makes sense in Weri 123
8. 5. Subjectlessness and Honorifics in Japanese 151
9. 6. A dynamic perspective 187
10. 7. On theme in Chinese 235
11. 8. A systematic functional approach to the thematic structure of the old English clause 275
12. 9. Themes, methods of development, and texts 317
13. 10. Defining and relating text segments 361
14. Index 405