Theory
How do we call the "point of departure" or the starting point of a message?
Theme
What is the Theme in the sentence: "The weather is beautiful today"?
The weather
If the Theme and the Subject are the same, what kind of Theme is it?
Unmarked Theme
What is the progression called when the same Theme is repeated in several sentences?
Constant Progression
Which type of Theme includes conjunctions like "and", "but", or connectors like "however"?
Textual Theme
Which part of the sentence provides the new information about the topic?
Rheme
What is the Theme in the sentence: "In the garden, birds were singing"?
In the garden
If an adverbial of time or place starts the sentence, what kind of Theme is it?
Marked theme
What is the progression called when the Rheme of one sentence becomes the Theme of the next?
Linear (Zig-zag) Progression
Which type of Theme expresses the speaker's attitude or includes words like "perhaps", "surprisingly", or "honestly"?
Interpersonal Theme
Which group of linguists (including Mathesius) first developed these concepts?
The Prague School
What is the Theme in the sentence: "However, the results were negative"?
However, the results
Is the Theme in the sentence "Suddenly, the lights went out" marked or unmarked?
Marked
What is the name of the "general theme" that is broken down into smaller sub-themes?
Hyper-theme
What do we call a Theme that contains all three elements: Textual, Interpersonal, and Topical?
Multiple Theme
What do we call the information that the speaker assumes the listener already knows?
Given information
In the question "When will you arrive?", what is the Theme?
When
What grammatical structure is used in "It was John who broke the vase" to focus the Theme?
Cleft sentence
Which type of progression is typical for a biography of a person?
Constant Progression
In the sentence "Frankly, I don't care", what type of Theme is the word "Frankly"?
Interpersonal Theme
Every clause must have this specific type of Theme (the "real" topic). What is it called?
Topical Theme
What is the Theme in the imperative sentence: "Close the window!"?
Close
Why do we often use the Passive Voice in terms of Theme and Rheme?
To make the Object (Goal) the Unmarked Theme
Which type of progression is most common in step-by-step explanations?
Linear Progression
In the sentence "But fortunately, the rain stopped", identify the Textual and Interpersonal parts of the Theme.
But (Textual), fortunately (Interpersonal)