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

Construction of the THEME System of Myanmar © 2022 Global Journals Volume XXII Issue IX Version I 58 ( ) Global Journal of Human Social Science - Year 2022 G The Theme in "let's" type of Myanmar imperative is the Subject, Complement, or Adjunct, as shown in Examples (11a)-(11c). (11) a. Subject as Theme က အ ngardot yokeshin thwarr kyi-yaaun. 1PL.NOM film go see- SUGMARK Theme Rheme „We let‟s go and see the film!‟ (SEAlang Library Burmese Corpus) b. Complement as Theme က အ yokeshin thwarr kyi-yaaun. film go see- SUGMARK Theme Rheme „Let‟s go and see the film!‟ (SEAlang Library Burmese Corpus) c. Adjunct as Theme က အ denayt yokeshin thwarr kyi-yaaun. today film go see- SUGMARK Theme Rheme „Let‟s go and see the film today!‟ (SEAlang Library Burmese Corpus) (12) a. Subject as Theme က က thetthet thwarr-bayazay. Thet.Thet go- REQMARK Theme Rheme „Let me go!‟ (Journal Kyaw Ma Ma Lay 1957: 205) Another sub-category of the imperative is precative (i.e., a polite request for goods-&- services). The unmarked Theme in precative type is Subject or Complement, as shown in Examples (12a) and (12b).