This paper explains the notion Theme or Rheme as it is conceptualised in the Slovene grammars by Toporišič (e.g. Slovene Grammar, 2000). The complexity of the concept of Theme is proven as soon as it is applied to the analysis of texts belonging to different genres. Thus the discussion section of the paper considers how Toporišič defined and identified Theme. Finally, we analyse two examples of the genre of instructions in order to show the relation between Theme and genre.
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