Theme and Rheme in Mandailing Songs Texts by Odang and Masdani

Dewi, Shoufi Nisma

doi:10.2991/aisteel-17.2017.99

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“…Theme and Rheme in textual function complete each other. Theme is the element that serves as the point of departure of the message (Al-Bazzaz & Al-Shajlawi, 2018;Al-Otaibe, 2021;Halliday & Matthiessen, 2014) and regarded as given information (Dewi, 2017;Njobvu & Simwinga, 2022). Theme is the element which serves as the starting point for the message: it is what the clause is going to be about.…”

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“…Meanwhile, Rheme is the aboutness of the clause or the rest of the message (Dejica-Cartis & Cozma, 2013;Halliday & Matthiessen, 2014). Rheme also functions to complete the Theme and it fulfils the communicative purpose of the utterance or clause, or new information (Dewi, 2017;Njobvu & Simwinga, 2022;Nurdianingsih & Purnama, 2017;Umiyati, 2011).…”

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Thematic Construction in the News Coverage of the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Pattern and Its Implication in Teaching English News-Item Text

Humaizi,

Yusuf

2023

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This present study attempts to see the pattern of thematic construction in the selected newspaper on the topic of COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia and how it is used in teaching news item text in tertiary level. This study was conducted by using a qualitative approach through the content analysis method. The source of the data was 20 news item text from 2 popular newspapers in Indonesia. From the analysis, it was found that there are some variations in the thematic construction found in the selected newspaper on COVID-19 Pandemic in Indonesia. From its simplexity, simple and multiple Themes construction were found. Simple Theme is represented by the use of one single Topical Theme in the clauses, Meanwhile, Multiple Theme was constructed by the variation of Textual, Interpersonal, and Topical Theme. In addition, in teaching news item text, lecturers can suggest students to maintain thematic continuity within paragraphs and across the entire article since it can enhance the flow and clarity of their own writing. Then, understanding thematic patterns can guide students in producing well-structured news item text.

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