Prague linguistic circle
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| - | In [[linguistics]], the '''topic''' (or '''theme''') is informally what is being talked about, and the '''comment''' ('''rheme''' or '''focus''') is what is being said about the topic. Although this general nature of topic–comment dichotomy is generally accepted, anything beyond that is a matter of great controversy. | + | __NOTOC__ |
| - | + | The '''Prague school''', or '''Prague linguistic circle''', group of [[literary critic]]s and [[linguistics|linguist]]s in [[Prague]]. Its proponents developed methods of [[semiotic literary criticism|structuralist literary analysis]] during the years 1928–1939. | |
| - | The distinction was probably first suggested by [[Henri Weil]] in 1844. | + | == See also == |
| - | [[Georg von der Gabelentz]] distinguished '''psychological subject''' (roughly topic) and | + | * [[Moscow linguistic circle]] |
| - | '''psychological object''' (roughly focus). In the [[Prague school]], the | + | * [[OPOJAZ]] |
| - | dichotomy, termed '''topic–focus articulation''', has been studied mainly by [[Vilém Mathesius]], [[Jan Firbas]], [[František Daneš]], [[Petr Sgall]] and [[Eva Hajičová]]. They have been concerned | + | * [[Russian formalism]] |
| - | mainly by its relation to intonation and word-order. The work of | + | * [[Czech studies]] |
| - | [[Michael Halliday]] in the 1960s is probably responsible for bringing the ideas to [[Functional grammar|Functional Grammar]]. | + | |
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| - | Note that in some categorizations, topic refers only to the contrastive theme and comment to the noncontrastive theme + rheme. | + | |
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| - | ==See also== | + | |
| - | *[[Topic-prominent language]] | + | |
| - | *[[Focus (linguistics)]] | + | |
| - | *[[Thematic equative]] | + | |
| - | *[[Topic particle]] | + | |
| - | *[[Predicate (grammar)]] | + | |
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The Prague school, or Prague linguistic circle, group of literary critics and linguists in Prague. Its proponents developed methods of structuralist literary analysis during the years 1928–1939.
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