rhematizev.

Brit.

/ˈriːmətʌɪz/, U.S.

/ˈriməˌtaɪz/

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek ῥηματ- , ῥῆμα , -ize suffix.

Etymology: < ancient Greek ῥηματ-, ῥῆμα word, verb (see rheme n.) + -ize suffix, after rhematic adj., rheme n.

Linguistics.

transitive. To make (a part of a sentence) rhematic (rhematic adj. 4b), usually by changing the sentence structure.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > syntax or word order > syntactic unit or constituent > use syntactic constituents [verb (transitive)] > convert into theme or rheme

rhematize1959

thematize1959

topicalize1970

1959 J. Firbas in Brno Stud. in Eng. 1 43 Rhematic elements..communicatively strengthen basically thematic positions if they occur in them; they..‘dynamize’ them, rendering them transitional or ‘rhematizing’ them.

1980 J. M. Coetzee in Linguistics 18 217 Passivization may thematize the grammatical object and/or rhematize the agent.

2000 A. Loprieno in R. Sornicola et al. Stability, Variation, & Change of Word-order Patterns over Time i. 36 The use of the nci-extraposition in second tense constructions is..predictably rare, since this pattern serves precisely the function of rhematizing an adverbial element.

Derivatives

ˌrhematiˈzation n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > syntax or word order > syntactic unit or constituent > [noun] > rheme > converting into

rhematization1969

1969 K. H. Wagner Generative Gram. Stud. Old Eng. Lang. i. 49 The rheme is placed immediately before the verb just in case there is a non-verbal constituent which can undergo rhematization.

1991 Oceanic Linguistics 30 26 Rhematization, (focalization)..entails a complete transformation of the syntactic structure of the sentence: the rhematized noun phrase becomes the main predicate, and accordingly comes first, and the other parts of the sentence are subordinated to it.

ˈrhematizing adj.

ΚΠ

1959 J. Firbas in Brno Stud. in Eng. 1 51 Sentences that contain special rhematizing means of FSP [i.e. Functional Sentence Perspective].

2001 J. O. Askedal in M. Haspelmath Lang. Typology & Lang. Universals II. xv. cxiv.1632/1 Frequent use of rhematizing or explicating afterthought constructions is supposed to have caused shifts from basic SOV to SVO.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rhematize
释义	rhematizev. Brit. /ˈriːmətʌɪz/, U.S. /ˈriməˌtaɪz/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek ῥηματ- , ῥῆμα , -ize suffix. Etymology: < ancient Greek ῥηματ-, ῥῆμα word, verb (see rheme n.) + -ize suffix, after rhematic adj., rheme n. Linguistics. transitive. To make (a part of a sentence) rhematic (rhematic adj. 4b), usually by changing the sentence structure. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > syntax or word order > syntactic unit or constituent > use syntactic constituents [verb (transitive)] > convert into theme or rheme rhematize1959 thematize1959 topicalize1970 1959 J. Firbas in Brno Stud. in Eng. 1 43 Rhematic elements..communicatively strengthen basically thematic positions if they occur in them; they..‘dynamize’ them, rendering them transitional or ‘rhematizing’ them. 1980 J. M. Coetzee in Linguistics 18 217 Passivization may thematize the grammatical object and/or rhematize the agent. 2000 A. Loprieno in R. Sornicola et al. Stability, Variation, & Change of Word-order Patterns over Time i. 36 The use of the nci-extraposition in second tense constructions is..predictably rare, since this pattern serves precisely the function of rhematizing an adverbial element. Derivatives ˌrhematiˈzation n. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > syntax or word order > syntactic unit or constituent > [noun] > rheme > converting into rhematization1969 1969 K. H. Wagner Generative Gram. Stud. Old Eng. Lang. i. 49 The rheme is placed immediately before the verb just in case there is a non-verbal constituent which can undergo rhematization. 1991 Oceanic Linguistics 30 26 Rhematization, (focalization)..entails a complete transformation of the syntactic structure of the sentence: the rhematized noun phrase becomes the main predicate, and accordingly comes first, and the other parts of the sentence are subordinated to it. ˈrhematizing adj. ΚΠ 1959 J. Firbas in Brno Stud. in Eng. 1 51 Sentences that contain special rhematizing means of FSP [i.e. Functional Sentence Perspective]. 2001 J. O. Askedal in M. Haspelmath Lang. Typology & Lang. Universals II. xv. cxiv.1632/1 Frequent use of rhematizing or explicating afterthought constructions is supposed to have caused shifts from basic SOV to SVO. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1959
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