基于语言实例的英语语篇主位序列研究

An Example-based Study on the English Textual Theme Sequences Modal

英语小句的多重主位由语篇成分、人际成分和经验成分等纯理功能成分中的两种以上成分构成。除典型的Tex^Int^Id序列外,多重主位还有多种其他序列。通过对取自BNC的语料分析发现,多重主位中的语篇主位也表现出序列的多样性和复杂性。

The thematic structure of English clause has been studied systematically in the fields of Systemic Functional Grammar. A multiple Theme may contain at least two elements having one of the three metafunctions of language. The sequences modal is limitedly changeable in a multiple Theme, apart from the typical ordering of Tex ^ Int ^ Id. Based on the analysis of real examples from the BNC corpus, the current study shows that, the sequences modal of a textual Theme within a multiple Theme may be of more changeability and complexity than that of a multiple Theme.