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The obvious question to ask at this point is: ‘Why posit the existence of a set of Thematic Relations (THEME, AGENT, INSTRUMENT, etc.) distinct from constituent structure relations?ʼ The answer given in the relevant literature is that a variety of linguistic phenomena can be accounted for in a more principled way in terms of Thematic Functions than in terms of constituent structure relations.
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The
obvious
question
to
ask
at
this
point
is:
‘Why
posit
the
existence
of
a
set
of
Thematic
Relations
(THEME,
AGENT,
INSTRUMENT,
etc.)
distinct
from
constituent
structure
relations?ʼ
The
answer
given
in
the
relevant
literature
is
that
a
variety
of
linguistic
phenomena
can
be
accounted
for
in
a
more
principled
way
in
terms
of
Thematic
Functions
than
in
terms
of
constituent
structure
relations.
