Estela Inés Moyano
List of John Benjamins publications for which Estela Inés Moyano plays a role.
Articles
2024 The function of Theme in Spanish: Towards a systemic description Language, Context and Text 6:2, pp. 262–301 | Article
The main objective of this paper is to outline the system of theme in Spanish starting from its realisation in texts (Martin 2013). In order to do this, Halliday’s definition of Theme is revised and the distinction he proposes between the definition of a function and its means of realisation is… read more
2016 Theme in English and Spanish: Different means of realization for the same textual function The dynamicity of communication below, around and above the clause, Clarke, Ben and Jorge Arús-Hita (eds.), pp. 190–220 | Article
This article offers a comparative view of a Systemic Functional (SF) account of Theme in English and Spanish declarative clauses. It considers the lexicogrammatical realization of Theme in both languages and shows how Themes across the clauses construe the method of development of a phase of… read more