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Textual Cohesion — Coesione Testuale·Italian Text Structure: Theme-Rheme Progression
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In Italian, the theme-rheme structure is realized through word order, passivization, and cleft constructions. The theme (topic/given info) typically comes first; the rheme (comment/new info) comes last. Italian's flexible word order means that information packaging — not just grammar — determines meaning. Mastering this is essential for writing naturally organized Italian prose.

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What is the Italian term for the information-structural analysis of sentences into given and new information?

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