A Review on Studies of Theme in Academic Writing

• 作者: Min He
• 来源期刊: 当代教育研究(百图)
• 学科: 文学
• 关键词: THEME ACADEMIC WRITING GENRES DISCIPLINES
• 年，卷（期）: 2020,（3）
• 页码范围: 25-35
• 页数: 11页
• 分类号: H31

摘要

Since Halliday’s expounding on Theme,this concept has aroused certain research attention,both theoretical and empirical.Its connotations and functions have been elaborated and Theme choice has been compared across genres,disciplines and writers of different English proficiency levels.However,the limited data in existing studies led to some conflicting conclusions and inadequate interpretation of Theme use.A thorough understanding of Theme in academic writing is therefore expected before it could be incorporated successfully into writing instruction.