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Models of global information structures in discourse
Models of global information structures in discourse

Author(s): Ewa Miczka
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: Models of global information structure; theme; rheme; levels of information structure

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this paper is to analyse the types of global organisation of information structures in discourse. Information structures are defined as hierarchically organized thematic-rhematic structures and, in their thematic part, the author distinguishes three levels represented by: global theme, theme of a group of sentences and sentence theme. The author focuses her attention on two highest levels of information structure and describes the models of global information structure.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 23 ENG
  • Page Range: 86-98
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: English
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