rheme

See also: rhème

Contents

EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Ancient Greek ῥῆμα ‎(rhêma, “word, phrase, verb”).

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ɹiːm/
• Rhymes: -iːm

NounEdit

rheme ‎(plural rhemes)

1. (linguistics) The part of a sentence that provides new information regarding the current theme.
2. (Peircean semiotics) A sign that represents its object in respect of quality and so, in its signified interpretant, is represented as a character or mark; sumisign.

Derived termsEdit

• rhematic
• rhetic

TranslationsEdit

part of a sentence

• German: Rhema (de) n
• French: rhème (fr) m

• Hungarian: réma
• Swedish: rema n

See alsoEdit

• comment
• predicate
• subject
• topic