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

Construction of the THEME System of Myanmar Figure 2: A network of Theme in imperative clauses. b) Multiple Theme © 2022 Global Journals Volume XXII Issue IX Version I 59 ( ) Global Journal of Human Social Science - Year 2022 G (13) အ က က က က o thetthet-yé nint karr-go yaunn-malotlarr. Oh Thet.Thet- APPEL 2SG.GEN car- OBJMARK sell- IRR.INT.SENTSUF b. Complement as Theme က အ က က kyama nay=phot akhann-go taseik kyi-khwintpaye:-bar. 1SG.F stay= REL room- OBJMARK moment look-let- POLMARK Theme Rheme „Let me have a look at my room!‟ (Journal Kyaw Ma Ma Lay 1957: 71) Figure 2 illustrates a system network of THEME in imperative clauses including suggestive and precative types. According to Halliday (1994: 52-54), every major clause has an experiential Theme (i.e., the first element with the experiential meaning of the clause). The thematic experiential constituent is labeled as the “topical Theme,” which is closely associated with the topic of the clause in topic-comment analysis. It is also possible to have a purely interpersonal Theme (e.g., vocative, modal Adjuncts, and mood-marking) or textual Theme (e.g., continuative, structural, and conjunctive Adjuncts) before the experiential Theme. In this case, everything up to the experiential Theme is included in the Theme of the clause. The typical ordering of elements in a multiple Theme is textual^interpersonal^experiential, as shown in Example (13).