A Test on the Application of Thematic Structure to E-C Translation;

Applying a Systemic Functional Linguistic perspective to an examination of the concept of"equivalence of textual function"in translation studies,this paper discusses the patterns whereby the said equivalence is achieved,arguing that since"equivalence of textual function"is realizable only in terms of thematic structure and cohesion,it ought to be treated as a semantic concept.

Being a multi-functional construct it possesses multi-dimensions-language,social and cognitive dimensions while the multi-dimensional understandings of listening discourse can be reflected in thd listening teaching process of prelistening,while-listening and post-listening,among which,the thematic structure plays an important role in the whole understanding in.

As an important method, theme-rheme structure in original text translation is taken to survey ways of translation.

The present study starts with a brief review of the studies on the theme theory from the Theme-Rheme advanced by Mathesius to the Theme-Rheme structure by Danes, Halliday, Brown and Yule, distinguishing such concepts as topic, theme, subject, theme structure, information structure and classification of theme.

Halliday in terms of thematic structure, clause complex, mood system and lexical-functional grammar.