| Lemma | given topic |
|---|---|
| Categoria grammaticale | N |
| Lingua | inglese |
| Sigla | Dik (1989) |
| Titolo | The theory of functional grammar. Part I: the structure of the clause |
| Sinonimi | GivTop (inglese) |
| Rinvii | d-topic (inglese) new topic (inglese) |
| Traduzioni | |
| Citazioni | (61) a. The dog is in the garden
[…] the argument term “the dog” in a construction such as (61a) will typically have the pragmatic function of Given Topic, signalling that we use it to refer again to a topic which has already been introduced into the discourse. ‘Given Topic’: A GivTop will have no accentual prominence (unless contrasted to some other GivTop) it may even take the form of Zero Anaphora, and will often be realized in a clitic pronoun. Such pronouns by definition ‘cannot’ have accentual prominence. If a discourse is to be about a certain D-Topic, that D-Topic will, at some point, have to be introduced for the first time. Such a first presentation of a D-Topic will be called a New Topic (NewTop); once the entity in question has been introduced, it can then be considered as a Given Topic (GivTop). Once a D-Topic [Discourse Topic] has been introduced into the discourse as a NewTop [New topic], it can be treated as a Given Topic in the subsequent communication. |