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Construction of the THEME System of Myanmar © 2022 Global Journals Volume XXII Issue IX Version I 55 ( ) Global Journal of Human Social Science - Year 2022 G b. Complement as Theme အ က de-pannoe-go bénayyarhmar htarr-malè. this. DEM -vase- OBJMARK where put- IRR.INT.SENTSUF Theme Rheme „Where will you put this vase?‟ (SEAlang Library Burmese Corpus) c. Adjunct as Theme အ အ aporhmar eikkhann béhnakhann shi-bar-thalè. upstairs bedroom how.many exist- POLMARK-PRS.INT.SENTSUF Theme Rheme „How many bedrooms are there upstairs?‟ (Journal Kyaw Ma Ma Lay 1957: 72) (7) a. Subject as Theme thuedot lar-hmar-larr. 3PL.NOM come- IRR-INT.SENTSUF Theme Rheme „Will they come?‟ (SEAlang Library Burmese Corpus) b. Complement as Theme က thuedot-go pheik-pyeebye-larr. 3PL-OBJMARK invite- PFV-INT.SENTSUF Theme Rheme „Have they been invited?‟ (SEAlang Library Burmese Corpus) Yes/no interrogatives function to ask for the polarity of the clause between “yes” and “no”. The unmarked Themes in Myanmar yes/no interrogatives are the Subject, Complement, Adjunct, and hypotactic clause. The clause-final interrogator, such as /-larr/ and /-lè/) marks the end of the Myanmar yes/no interrogative. See Examples (7a)-(7c).