Global Journal of Human Social Science, G: Linguistics and Education, Volume 22 Issue 9

Other Theme choices in WH-interrogative in Myanmar are Subject, Complement, and Adjunct, as shown in Examples (6a)-(6c). Construction of the THEME System of Myanmar © 2022 Global Journals Volume XXII Issue IX Version I 54 ( ) Global Journal of Human Social Science - Year 2022 G (5) a. Thematization of Ba-element functioning as Subject က béthue minn-go pyaw-khèt-darlè. who 2SG-OBJMARK tell- PST-INT.SENTSUF Theme Rheme „Who told you?‟ (SEAlang Library Burmese Corpus) b. Thematization of Ba-element functioning as Complement က béthu-go twayt-chin-lotlè. who- OBJMARK meet- OPT-PRS.INT.SENTSUF Theme Rheme „Whom do you want to meet?‟ (SEAlang Library Burmese Corpus) c. Thematization of Ba-element functioning as Adjunct အ bé-achein pyanlar-hmar-lè. which-time come.back- IRR-INT.SENTSUF Theme Rheme „Which time will you come back?‟ (SEAlang Library Burmese Corpus) (6) a. Subject as Theme က က thue-ga dego bar lar loke-tarlè. 3SG-SBJMARK here what come do- PRS.INT.SENTSUF Theme Rheme „What does she come here for?‟ (SEAlang Library Burmese Corpus)