Chapter 2 主题与主语
Chapter 2 主题与主语
Chinese vs.English ■只要用功读书，就能提高成绩。 (隐含主语) If one studies hard enough,one will 国庆节七天我们第一天全家人北京路购物。 多主语》 ( On the first day of the seven-day National Day holiday,our whole family ■游泳非常消耗体力。（主语非名词） ■ Swimming is quite exhausting /t is quite exhausting to swim. ■刮风了，下雨了。（零位主语） ■ It is windy and rainy
Chinese vs. English ◼ 只要用功读书，就能提高成绩。（隐含主语） ◼ If one studies hard enough, one will … ◼ 国庆节七天我们第一天全家人北京路购物。 （多主语） ◼ On the first day of the seven-day National Day holiday, our whole family … ◼ 游泳非常消耗体力。（主语非名词） ◼ Swimming is quite exhausting. ◼ It is quite exhausting to swim. ◼ 刮风了，下雨了。（零位主语） ◼ It is windy and rainy
Chinese vs.English ■ Chinese:Topic-prominent language (话题占突显地位的语言) English:Subject-prominent language (主语占突显地位的语言) --C.N.Li &S.A.Thompson in 1970s
Chinese vs. English ◼ Chinese: Topic-prominent language （话题占突显地位的语言） ◼ English: Subject-prominent language （主语占突显地位的语言） ◼ -- C. N. Li & S. A. Thompson in 1970s
English:Theme-Rheme主位：述位 (Mathesius) Theme is the primary element of a sentence;it is the subject being talked about and is known. Rheme is the core element of a sentence;it is something the speaker wants to say about the theme,or something related to the theme
English: Theme-Rheme主位:述位 (Mathesius) ◼ Theme is the primary element of a sentence; it is the subject being talked about and is known. ◼ Rheme is the core element of a sentence; it is something the speaker wants to say about the theme, or something related to the theme
Modern English sentences 83%--97%SVO (Jesperson) Theme Psychological Subject ■Theme≈Subject
◼ Modern English sentences ◼ 83% -- 97% SVO (Jesperson) ◼ Theme = Psychological Subject ◼ Theme ≈ Subject