主位类型例释及其功能探析

An Exploration of the Types of Theme and Their Functions

文章对系统功能语法中的主要主位结构类型进行探讨,并对部分主位结构进行了尝试性的命名。主位表达多种意义、体现多种功能,但具体表达意义只有在一定的语篇中或者语境中才能充分理解,并且由于经验的不同,不同的人可能存在不同释解可能性,这也是潜在的一种可能。作者在此基础上探析了主位的功能,指出主位的理解应该从多功能的角度进行。

the paper, by exploring the major types of Theme, explains them with illustrations. Meanwhile it nominates several spe- cial thematic structures in a tentative way, hoping to contribute to the study of Theme. Then the paper, by exploring the functions of Theme, points out that the understanding of the functions of Theme should be undertaken from a perspective of multi - function.