... called Theme and Rheme The Theme served as the point of departure ofthe message (Halliday 1994:37), which in English coincides with the initial element(s) ofthe clause; andthe Rheme is the remainder ... which is one ofthe typical features of a narrative 3.4.3 The Theme - Rheme Pattern The analysis shows that most ofthe themes in the text belong to topical theme Of 33 clauses and clause complexes ... ofthe text are taken into consideration 1.4 Methods ofthe Study The aim of this paper is to analyze the meanings and structures of a text The result should be useful for language teaching and...
... sources, the third states the phoric status ofthe tie, andthe last presents the chain relation in terms ofthe address of all the preceding members in the chain Tables and summarise the total ... spaceship The planet They There The spaceship The two astronauts The woman It She We It Both of them They All plants and Animals They They Everything The man Nothing Something He I The engines He That ... complexes analysed for theme, 17 have Our analysis shows that most ofthe unmarked theme and have marked themes in the text belong to the plane of theme At the beginning ofthe text, ideational...
... calling the first Idols ofthe Tribe, the second Idols ofthe Den, the third Idols ofthe Market, the fourth Idols ofthe Theatre 40 The information of notions and axioms on the foundation of true ... Arithmetic is the first ofthe sciences andthe mother of safety.” BRANDEIS It is the aim of this little book to point the way to a new science and art the science and art ofHuman Engineering By Human ... asserted to be the standard of things; on the contrary, all the perceptions both ofthe senses andthe mind bear reference to man and not to the Universe, andthehuman mind resembles these uneven...
... is Professor of Bioethics and Philosophy of Law, University of Manchester MATTI ¨ HAYRY is Lecturer, University of Iceland, in Privacy Law at the Faculty of Law, and in Computer Security and Cryptography ... deal with these theoretical tasks and to reach the objectives of ELSAGEN, five workpackages were formed The following is a brief description of these workpackages and a summary ofthe main lessons ... between the four countries; and (ii) bioethical analysis ofthe results Some ofthe most significant results from the empirical survey concern people’s perception ofthe trustworthiness of professionals...
... recall the aim ofthe fourprinciples approach In the words of Raanan Gillon, the foremost advocate ofthe principles in England, they are supposed to provide ‘elements of common moral language and ... place the protection of privacy in the hands of social institutions rather than individuals, or to regulate business and public institutions in this regard The European attitude on the other hand ... achieved by the openness and transparency ofthe system, and by the honesty and clear accountability ofthe individuals working within it.9 In social democracies, it can also be maintained that the political...
... understanding of people’s perceptions of privacy and their trust in the guardians of biobanks andthe institutions setting them up and regulating them The UK team felt that the findings of this existing ... connection with the HSD andthe form ofthe Act A large number of articles, by Icelandic specialists as well as by people from other countries, have been written about the HSD andthe passing ofthe HSD ... in the strict maintenance ofthe boundary between public good and private profit In 2002 the HGC published the results of their consultation on the issues relating to handling and storage of...
... was Andres Metspalu, Professor of Biotechnology at the University of Tartu, also one ofthe main founders ofthe genome project and a board member ofthe EGP As such, Metspalu appeared as one of ... Gibbons and Dr Andrew Smart for their assistance in developing some ofthe ideas in this chapter andthe ELSAGEN law team for increasing my knowledge ofthe law in each ofthe jurisdictions ofthe ... Symbolic power of metaphors Even before the detailed plans ofthe EGP were introduced in public, one ofthe main initiators and public proponents ofthe project, Andres Metspalu, Professor of Biotechnology...
... nature of genetic information, but targets solely the protection ofthe individual interests ofthe donor The Estonian Gene Bank contains the names, dates of birth and blood relationships ofthe ... descriptions of DNA 30 31 32 33 Explanatory Report to the Convention for the Protection ofHuman Rights and Dignity oftheHuman Being with Regard to the Application of Biology and Medicine: ... not the interest that the employer wants to protect is proportionate to the violation ofthe integrity ofthe employee On the other hand, neither in the UK nor in Sweden has there been any evidence...
... manner.20 The UNESCO Universal Declaration on theHuman Genome andHuman Rights has recognized the fundamental unity of humankind manifested in our sharing ofthe genome and suggested the linkage of ... opens the way for the consideration ofthe interests of other family members in the data on their relative, which raises the question whether consent will be required from the family or other ... level there are different understandings of ethics andthe appropriate role and resourcing of research, and indeed ofthe concept of global public goods itself Our argument proceeds by outlining the...
... best use of money), governance ofthe project, aims ofthe project, scientific value ofthe project (reliability ofthe data) andthe perception ofthe public Trust 195 In order to create and maintain ... has the effect of infringing human rights, fundamental freedoms andhuman dignity’, UNESCO, The Universal Declaration on theHuman Genome andHuman Rights, adopted by the General Conference of ... living Icelanders are for instance listed in the Book of Icelanders, which is a database containing the genealogical information of 95% ofthe Icelandic population since the settlement of Iceland over...
... – and whether the latter is even possible the ways in which the development ofand operation of biobanks give rise to questions about the existing repertoire of ethical theories This fourth and ... reasonable in the standard type of context Understanding The purpose of disclosure is to help the subject understand the relevant information about the study before she decides whether to participate ... biobank project andthe legal system ofthe country in which it is based, and this is particularly significant in the case of larger scale projects The Icelandic Health Sector Database andthe Estonian...
... situations respect the views ofthe many rather than the views ofthe few The point of social studies is, within this model, to inform the authorities ofthe direction ofthe majority opinion The second ... fibrosis’ The concept ofthe gene is defined in many different ways depending on the purpose ofthe definition, and there is no single way to give a ‘correct’ definition ofthe gene Furthermore, the ... Estonia, Iceland, Sweden andthe United Kingdom have regarding large-scale human genetic databases? And secondly, in the light ofthe research ofthe legal team,3 how well have the authorities of Estonia,...
... Council of Europe Explanatory Report to the Convention for the Protection ofHuman Rights and Dignity oftheHuman Being with Regard to the Application of Biology and Medicine: Convention on Human ... Tonti-Filippini, N., The Concept ofHuman Dignity in the International Human Rights Instruments’, in de Dios Vial Correa and Sgreccia, Identity and Statute ofHuman Embryo, 381–404 Tutton, R., J Kaye and K ... 2003) Iceland Agreement Between the Minister for Health and Social Security and Islensk Erfdagreining Ehf Relating to the Issue of an Operating Licence for the Creation and Operation of a Health...
... vascular damage andthe promotion and development of atherosclerosis lesions due to impaired MSC repair control of endothelial and vessel structure On the other hand, HIV and gp120 induce the differentiation ... muscle and endothelial cells To study the effects of HIV-1 on the differentiation of these cells, the interaction of HIV-1 and recombinant gp120 on MSC differentiation to adipogenic and endothelial ... express the CD4 mRNA in the absence of detectable amounts of CD4 protein on the cell membrane by flow cytometry analysis However, the presence of CD4 protein below the sensitivity limit ofthe technique...
... Terms of Transitivity, Mood and Theme…… 12- 28 2.3.1 The Transitivity Pattern ofthe Text……………… 28-29 2.3.2 The Mood Pattern ofthe Text……………… 29 2.3.3 The Thematic Pattern ofthe ... clauses and clause complex analysis; the transitivity pattern, the mood pattern, the theme-rheme pattern, the grammatical and lexical cohesion; to a summary ofthe context of situation ofthe text ... procedures and conventions used in the analysis are based on the framework of Halliday’s (1994) An Introduction to Functional Grammar The analysis ofthe text will proceed from the topic ofthe chosen...
... tool and an effective method to help me understand the story further in terms of both meaning andstructure 1.2 Aims and Scope ofthe Study Within the framework of a minor thesis, the aim ofthe ... organization ofthe clause as message is represented though the thematic structure Relevant to the realization ofthe system of theme are two elements: Theme and Rheme Theme: The Theme servers as the ... and listener; the Subject is the warranty ofthe exchange It is the element the speaker makes responsible for the validity of what he is saying (iii) The Theme functions in thestructureof the...
... aspects of meaning andstructureofthe fairy tale but only some precious features are discussed They are the transitivity, the mood, the theme pattern andthe cohesion ofthe text 1.4 Methods ofthe ... ofthe text 1.5 Design ofthe study This thesis is divided into chapters: - Chapter 1: Introduction – presents the rationale ofthe study, the aims, the scope, the methods andthe design ofthe ... 3.5 The transitivity pattern ofthe text 37 3.6 The mood pattern ofthe text 38 3.7 The thematic pattern ofthe text 39 3.8 The cohesion ofthe text 39 3.9 The...
... 2.5.3 The Thematic Pattern From the analysis above, we can see that most ofthe themes in the text belong to topical themes Twenty-two ofthe themes in the text belong to textual theme Ofthe 33 ... on the Earth system The title ofthe text is “Acid Precipitation – A Human Impact on the Earth System” On the side ofthe text there are two pictures, one showing the cause of acid rain, the other ... between the text andthe context Lexicogrammatically, it is expressed through the systems of theme and information focus Relevant to the realization ofthe system of theme are two elements: Theme and...
... 2.3 The Context ofthe Chosen Text ……………………………………… 16 2.4 Clause and Clause Complex Analysis ………………………………… 17 2.5 The Analysis ofthe Text in Terms of Transitivity, Mood and Theme 19 2.5.1 The ... ………………………………………………………………… 14 Chapter 2: THE MEANING ANDSTRUCTUREOFTHE TEXT 15 “ACID PRECIPITATION – A HUMAN IMPACT ON THE EARTH SYSTEM” 2.1 Introduction ……………………………………………………………… 15 2.2 The Text ………………………………………………………………… ... TABLE OF CONTENTS ……………………………………………………………… iv PART I: INTRODUCTION ………………………………………………………… 1 Rationale ofthe Study ……………………………………………………… Aims ofthe Study ………………………………………………………… Scope ofthe Study...