TABLE OF CONTETS

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
1.1. RATIONALE
1.2. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
1.3. AIMS, OBJECTIVES AND RESEARCH QUESTIONS
1.4. SCOPE OF THE STUDY
1.5. ORGANIZATION OF THE STUDY
1.6. DEFINITION OF TERMS
1.6.1. Definitions of Theme and Rheme
1.6.2. Definitions of lyrics
1.6.3. Definition of popular songs
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1. LITERATURE REVIEW ON SYSTEMIC FUNCTIONAL LINGUISTICS
2.2. THEORITICAL CONCEPTS
2.2.1. The three aspects of meaning of a clause
2.2.2. The metafunctions and three meanings in a clause
2.2.3. The information and Thematic structure in English
2.2.4. The information and Thematic structure in Vietnamese
CHAPTER 3 METHODS AND PROCEDURE
3.1. RESEARCH DESIGN
3.2. RESEARCH PROCEDURE
3.3. DESCRIPTION OF SAMPLE
3.3.1. English songs
3.3.2. Trịnh Công Sơn’s songs:
3.4. VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY
CHAPTER 4 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
4.1. THE THEME-RHEME STRUCTURE OF ENGLISH LYRICS
4.1.1. The identification of Theme-Rheme and their boundary in the English clause
4.1.2. The types of Theme in English clauses
4.1.3. The summary of Themes in English
4.1.4. The types of Theme in English lyrics:
4.2. THE THEME-RHEME STRUCTURE OF VIETNAMESE LYRICS
4.2.1. Theme-Rheme boundary markers in Vietnamese
4.2.2. Classification of Theme in Vietnamese
4.2.3. The Theme-Rheme structure of Vietnamese lyrics
4.3. THE SEMANTIC ASPECT OF THE THEME-RHEME STRUCTURE IN ENGLISH-VIETNAMESE LYRICS
4.3.1. The semantic role of Theme and Rheme in the clause
4.3.2. The semantic role of Theme and Rheme in the English lyrics
4.3.3. Some properties of Theme in Vietnamese
4.4. THEMATIC PROGRESSION IN ENGLISH AND VIETNAMESE LYRICS
4.4.1. Theme reiteration or constant Theme pattern
4.4.2. A zigzag or linear Theme pattern
4.4.3. A multiple Theme or slip Rheme pattern
4.5. THE PRAGMATIC ASPECT OF THE THEME-RHEME STRUCTURE IN ENGLISH – VIETNAMESE LYRICS
4.5.1. The pragmatic aspects of the thematic structure in the clause
4.5.2. The pragmatic characteristics of the thematic structure in English and Vietnamese lyrics
4.5.3. The affect of songs in life
4.6. THE CULTURAL ASPECT OF THE THEME-RHEME STRUCTURE IN ENGLISH AND VIETNAMESE LYRICS
4.6.1. The cultural characteristics of English and Vietnamese lyrics
4.6.2. The cultural aspect of the thematic structure of English and Vietnamese lyrics
CHAPTER 5 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS