In:A Linguistic Comparison of Chinese and English: Structural, functional, and typological perspectives
Chao Li
[Studies in Language Companion Series 239] 2026
► pp. 268–294
Chapter 10Subject, topic, subject prominence, and topic prominence
Published online: 13 January 2026
https://doi.org/10.1075/slcs.239.c10
https://doi.org/10.1075/slcs.239.c10
Article outline
- 10.1Notion of subject
- 10.2Notion of topic and its relationship with subject
- 10.3Subject prominence and topic prominence
- 10.3.1Li & Thompson’s (1976) typology
- 10.3.2Liu’s (2004) criterion for topic prominence
- 10.3.3Towards alternative criteria
- 10.4Summary and conclusions
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