Mathesius distinguishes theme from rheme, and puts forward that theme is and . A: the ground on which the speaker and the hearer meet B: the very information that is to be imparted to the hearer C: the point of departure in a sentence D: the goal of discourse

中国大学MOOC: In normal cases, the hearer is assumed to be the center of a speech event.

In normal cases, the hearer is assumed to be the center of a speech event. A: 正确 B: 错误

_____ reference is a kind of definite specific reference that depends solely on the common knowledge shared by speaker and hearer or on a specific situation in which the reference is made clear.

​_____ reference is a kind of definite specific reference that depends solely on the common knowledge shared by speaker and hearer or on a specific situation in which the reference is made clear.‎

According to Searle’s classification of speech acts, “request”, “order”, “suggest” and “advice” all belong to the same general class because they are all intended by the speaker to get the hearer to do something.