The inference-boundary model

Ping, Alvin Leong

doi:10.1016/s0388-0001(99)00003-0

Language Sciences

2000

DOI: 10.1016/s0388-0001(99)00003-0

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The inference-boundary model

Alvin Leong Ping

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Talking themes: the thematic structure of talk

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2005

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A B S T R A C T This article examines the thematic structure and progression of an extract of a spontaneous conversation using the inference-boundary model (an amended version of the Hallidayan theme-rheme framework) and the thematic progression framework of Daneš. This article argues that equal attention should be paid to both thematic and rhematic progression. Insofar as rheme carries the body of the message, it would be tremendously helpful for us to gain an understanding of the patterned behaviour of the rhematic element and how theme and rheme together shape the message in the unfolding discourse. The article also examines the different patterns of theme-rheme development in the extract. The boxed, gapped, holistic, and multiple developments, including their variant forms, are presented and discussed.K E Y W O R D S : conversation, inference-boundary model, rheme, thematic progression, theme A RT I C L E 701Discourse Studies

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Talking themes: the thematic structure of talk

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2005

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The language of insults: A look at Theme, Rheme and negative inferences

Leong¹

2022

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This paper examines the thematic structure of a corpus of insults using the inference-boundary model of Theme and Rheme. It focuses on the concept of negative inference—which must be generated for an insult to be successfully delivered—and shows how it allows us to better understand and characterize the form that insults generally take. The analysis suggests that insults are typically structured to generate backward-looking negative inferences from the decoder, much in line with how new information (in this case, the thrust of the insult) is generally located in final position. The paper also proposes a summary statement capturing the general configuration of insults and suggestions for further research.

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Why Does the Verb Fail to Be Xabar? A Relevance-Theoretic Analysis

Al-Jarrah

2011

IJL

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The inference-boundary model

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Talking themes: the thematic structure of talk

Talking themes: the thematic structure of talk

The language of insults: A look at Theme, Rheme and negative inferences

Why Does the Verb Fail to Be Xabar? A Relevance-Theoretic Analysis

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