... text for the first time 15 2.2.6 Cohesion 2.2.6.1 Theconceptof cohesion Theconceptof cohesion is a semantic one which refers to relations ofmeaning that exists within the text, and that ... the context Relevant to the realization ofthe system of theme are two elements: Theme and Rheme The Theme serves as the departure ofthe message, which coincides with the initial elements ofthe ... to the nature ofthe participants, their statuses and roles: what kind of role relationships of one kind or another, both ofthe types of speech role that they are taking on in the dialogue and...
... between the text andthe context Lexicogrammatically, it is expressed through the systems of theme and information focus Relevant to the realization ofthe system of theme are two elements: Theme and ... belong to topical themes Twenty-two ofthe themes in the text belong to textual theme Ofthe 33 clauses and clause complexes containing a theme, have marked theme and 31 have unmarked theme There ... and leaches nutrient minerals from soil Finally acid precipitation promotes the corrosion of metals and contributes to the destruction of stone structures 2.3 The Context ofthe Chosen Text The...
... 2.3 The Context ofthe Chosen Text ……………………………………… 16 2.4 Clause and Clause Complex Analysis ………………………………… 17 2.5 The Analysis ofthe Text in Terms of Transitivity, Mood and Theme 19 2.5.1 The ... ………………………………………………………………… 14 Chapter 2: THEMEANINGAND STRUCTURE OFTHE TEXT 15 “ACID PRECIPITATION – A HUMAN IMPACT ONTHE EARTH SYSTEM” 2.1 Introduction ……………………………………………………………… 15 2.2 The Text ………………………………………………………………… ... I: INTRODUCTION ………………………………………………………… 1 Rationale ofthe Study ……………………………………………………… Aims ofthe Study ………………………………………………………… Scope ofthe Study …………………………………………………… Methods ofthe Study ………………………………………………………...
... showing the state of being ofthe trees, 24 flowers, grass andthe children or possession ofthe actors, the Giant andthe children The perception, affection and cognition ofthe Giant andthe children ... fundamental and theoretical concepts for the study: systemic functional theory, metafunctions, and cohesion analysis Chapter three: The study ofthe text The selfish Giant” focuses onthemeaningand ... appendix 4) 4.3 .The Theme-Rheme Pattern ofthe text The analysis ofthe text in terms of theme and rheme shows that most ofthe themes in the text belong to the topical type Of 171 clauses and clause...
... aspects ofmeaningand structure ofthe fairy tale but only some precious features are discussed They are the transitivity, the mood, the theme pattern andthe cohesion ofthe text 1.4 Methods ofthe ... ofthe text 1.5 Design ofthe study This thesis is divided into chapters: - Chapter 1: Introduction – presents the rationale ofthe study, the aims, the scope, the methods andthe design ofthe ... approach, the function of structures is not concerned with their constituents and their meanings in context Grammarians who are interested in this kind of description is likely to use data from authentic...
... pattern; the grammatical cohesion, to a summary ofthe context of situation ofthe text in terms ofthe three contextual parameters: field, tenor, and mode 3.2 The Context ofthe Chosen Text The chosen ... means of function in the speech situation through the category of person (Halliday and Hasan 1997:37) For example: The two astronauts put on their spacesuits and stepped onto the planet Both of them ... all the time, for their inspiration and unconditional love 45 Table of contents Acknowledgement Table of contents Chapter one: Introduction 1.1 Rational ofthe study 1.2 Aims of the...
... existent and describing the state of being ofthe things under the observation ofthe astronauts in the new planet Most ofthe processes are in the simple past tense (25/36) They are used in the narrative ... Subject The spaceship The planet They There The spaceship The two astronauts The woman It She We It Both of them They All plants and Animals They They Everything The man Nothing Something He I The ... analysed for theme, 17 have Our analysis shows that most ofthe unmarked theme and have marked themes in the text belong to the plane of theme At the beginning ofthe text, ideational component (that...
... itself in the CEO compensation awarded by the firm The Information Role of Auditing and Cost of Capital As previously mentioned, one ofthe adverse effects ofthe separation of ownership and control ... further examine the impact of different attributes ofthe auditor andthe audit onthe cost of capital ofthe client firm I find that the cost of capital is inversely proportional to the length of ... level of agent compensation Onthe one hand, better monitoring could reduce rent extraction by the agent, thus reducing the compensation level Onthe other hand, better monitoring might assure the...
... University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong 2Department of Social Work, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong 3Department of Community Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong ... article as: Wong et al.: The differential mediating effects of pain and depression onthephysicaland mental dimension of quality of life in Hong Kong Chinese adults Health and Quality of Life Outcomes ... mediator of depression, and 25% ofthe effect was direct Statistically, the mediation of depression (Model 4: 75%) exerted the strongest effect (cf Model 1: 28%) These findings offer insights to the...
... community concerning the benefit of various types ofphysical therapies Evolution ofphysical rehabilitation Historically, the management of stroke survivors involved bed-rest and convalescence, ... This was based onthe understanding of neurological dysfunction at the time, andthe observation that patients appeared to tolerate and benefit from physical interventions Observations that patients ... recovery of motor control, we know that therapies cannot be passive and patients must be engaged Perhaps part ofthe 'magic' in the hands ofthe individual therapist might be the ability to engage the...
... effect on isolated mitochondria The effects of PAH and their relative oxidation products were studied on mitochondria isolated from green and non-green tissues from different plants The action of these ... (Dizengremel and Citerne, 1988) Studies ofthe effects of phenanthrene, fluoranthene and pyrene were made on lupin mitochondria Fig shows the effects of fluoranthene on lupin root and green cotyledon mitochondria ... PAH contamination An accumulation process was found to occur in the H layer The fluoranthene contents ofthe L, F, H layers increased, respectively, from 70 ppb to 200 ppb and 540 ppb, and then...
... implementation science In addition to exploring conceptual matters, we discuss the levels of analysis issue and other measurement considerations upon which the proper testing ofthe theory andthe utility ... if one-half ofthe members of a unit describe the implementation climate as positive andthe other one-half describe it as negative, then the average of members’ perceptions of implementation ... implementation science that can be conceptualized at an organizational level of theory even though the source of data for the construct resides at the individual level (i.e., the level of measurement) Other...
... of crews onthe ship is inferior to those on land However, waste treatment onthe oceangoing ships 100% met the requirements of International Convention 3.1.4 Nutritional condition of crews on ... the state of nervous and psychological tension, and thereby affected the operation of other organs such as the circulatory, digestive ones etc 4.1.2 Safety conditions and work organizations on ... unbalanced diets led to the increase their weight and cardiovascular risks [17] There were a lot of differences from the nutritional conditions onthe mainland The nutrient proportion in the diets was...
... transitivity pattern, the mood pattern, the theme-rheme pattern, the grammatical and lexical cohesion; to a summary ofthe context of situation ofthe text in terms ofthe three contextual parameters: ... based onthe framework of Halliday’s (1994) An Introduction to Functional Grammar The analysis ofthe text will proceed from the topic ofthe chosen text; clauses and clause complex analysis; the ... explore the grammar andmeaningofthe short story “Witches’ Loaves” by O’Henry as a text which is taken from “O’Henry’s short stories online” The procedures and conventions used in the analysis...
... in the context ofthe story The content ofthe text is well represented in the experiential component ofmeaning From the point of view of transitivity, ofthe 179 clauses, 82 clauses are of ... textual theme represents themeaning that is relevant to the context: both the preceding andthe following text (co-text) andthe context of situation And an 10 interpersonal theme represents the ... complexes and their relations, see appendices and 2.3 The Analysis ofthe Text in Terms of Transitivity, Mood and Theme Here due to the page limitation of a minor M.A thesis, I just mention one part of...
... ■ Chapter one: The Introduction – presents the rationale ofthe study, the aims and scope ofthe study, methods ofthe study, data collection, andthe research design ■ Chapter two: The literature ... in the processes are the Sayer (the one who does the verbalization), the Receiver (the one to whom the saying is addressed), the Target (the one that the verbalization is directed to), andthe ... aspects of functional grammar Rather, it focuses on sub-areas of functional grammar and mentions only those issues related to the analysis ofthe text 1.3 Methods ofthe study With the aim of analyzing...
... exchange meaningand therefore act socially, Halliday used theconceptof context of situation and cultural context as the basis of his work He developed the conceptual framework for illustrating the ... Description and analysis are two main methods to analyze themeaningand structure ofthe speech The former deals with the illustration ofthe crucial areas of functional grammar andthe latter is concerned ... used, and then ask them to exploit themeaningofthe tense usage in those contexts By that way, students will understand not only the formation but also the reasons for using this tense and therefore...
... Chapter III – The analysis ofthe short story “Witches’ Loaves”: focuses onthemeaningand structure ofthe text - Chapter IV – The conclusion: summarizes the results ofthe study and suggests ... method to help me understand the story further in terms of both meaningand structure 1.2 Aims and Scope ofthe Study Within the framework of a minor thesis, the aim ofthe study is to: Examine ... aspects of functional grammar but some main areas of systemic functional theory and primary concepts such as linguistic system, metafunctions and cohesion The focus is on some issues relating to the...
... transportation ofthe monomer into the deposition chamber, 4) diffusion of monomer from the region above the substrate through a boundary layer, 5) adsorption 12 of monomer into the substrate, ... plane of incidence The interaction ofthe light with the sample causes a polarization change in the light, from linear to elliptical polarization The change in the shape ofthe polarization is then ... the ionized electron is equal to the difference between the energy ofthe incident radiation, hν, andthe binding energy or ionization potential, BE, ofthe electron This is illustrated in the...