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

The second type of special thematic structure is the preposed attribute. It is a part of the Theme that introduces the quality of the following nominal group functioning as the starting point of the clause (Thompson 2004/2008: 163). The preposed attribute plus the following nominal group as Theme in Myanmar is shown in Example (19). Construction of the THEME System of Myanmar d) Special thematic structures of Myanmar Special thematic structures of Myanmar (i.e., enhanced Theme) cover thematic equatives and preposed attributes (see Figure 3). In a thematic equative, Theme and Rheme are in the same status, which is pointed out by the verb to be, as shown in Example (18). (18 ) ngardo t lutlatyaye: ya- khet=de t hnit-har htauntkoeyarlaye:zetshit -khuhnit phyit-te. 1PL.NO independenc get- year- 1948-year COP- M e PST=REL SBJMAR K PRS.DECL.SENTSU F Theme Rheme (19) TSUF © 2022 Global Journals Volume XXII Issue IX Version I 62 ( ) Global Journal of Human Social Science - Year 2022 G „The year when we got independence is 1948.‟ (SEAlang Library Burmese Corpus) a . က က က က အ ( )အ အ က က က ၍ pyinnyaryaye: wingyeehtarna pyidaun zu- wingyee dauktarny untphay- the ya na yt nan net settanain yekhwe- twin than dwe- myot ahmattit- achaykhanpyinnyar ahtettannkyaunn- thot thwarrya uk=ywayt Ministry.of.Ed ucation Union- Ministe r Dr. Nyunt.Pe - SBJMARK tod ay mor ning 11:30- ABLMAR K Than dwe- town No.1- Basic.Education.Hi gh.School- ALL go=and. C ONJ Theme-1 Rheme-1 „The Minister of Education, Dr. Nyunt Pe went to No. (1) Basic Education High School, Thandwe at 11:30 this morning and…‟ b . က က အ က က က အ kyaunntharrkyaunnthue- myarr aye:channtharyarzwar pyinnyarthinkyar r-nayhmu- myarr-go kyishu arrpaye:- the. student- PLMARK peacefully learn- NMLZ- PLMARK- OBJMARK inspect encourag e- DECL.SEN