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Table 4 Examples of theme reiteration pattern in the two data sets

From: A multimodal discourse analysis of the textual and logical relations in marketing texts written by international undergraduate students

 

Text No.

Theme

Rheme

Textual

Interpersonal

Topical

 

Students

Nura

  

Alec price strategy

is to produce high safety vehicles…

   

The other strategy

is to counter balance with product development.

Hind

  

The company

can research and develop our product to increase the customer satisfaction.

  

Our company

will develop the capacity of technology in the style and safety features in our vehicle.

  

Amazing car

has strong competitive force in the vehicle market,

Zohoy

  

Currently our total corporate advertising budget

is $164 million,

but

 

the budget

will increase in each period after our company upgrade our cars.

Tutor

Text 1

  

These active consumers

represent a demographic group of well-educated and successful individuals;

  

they

are single or married and raising families.

Text 2

  

Canterbury Renovations understand that the internet

is a powerful marketing tool

 

so

 

they

are creating a website as an electronic brochure.