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In mono-nuclear texts operating in 'expounding' contexts, there seems to be a strong tendency for the global nucleus to be given thematic status as macro-Theme.
The contextual element of "Reinforcement of the Thesis" is realized by the global nucleus of the text — the proposition or propositions where the central claim is made.
In contrast, in mono-nuclear texts operating in 'recommending' or 'exploring' contexts, there seems to be a strong tendency for the global nucleus to be given weight as macro-New.
The Lead is realized by the global nucleus of the text as a rhetorical complex; and this nucleus could serve as a summary of the whole text — a minimal news report.
The second contextual element, Factors, is realized by the satellite segment that is linked to the global nucleus ([1] – [2]) through the rhetorical relation of 'elaboration'; this satellite spans [3] through [18] and provides an elaboration of 'physical processes'.
The Korean air advertisement is too short to provide a clear example — although the nuclear proposal is realized as part of the last clause complex of the text; and the review analysed in Figure 19 happens to start with the global nucleus, giving it macro-thematic status.
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Here is a small sample of macro-thematic global nuclei in four reports: (1) Ankylosaurs [1] The Ankylosaurs were armored lizards [[which varied greatly in size]].
These macro-thematic global nuclei provide the points from which the meanings construed in the remainder of the texts can be expanded — typically through an elaborating satellite that constitutes the main bulk of the text.
Cells have spherical nuclei.
Local stabilisation by enlargement and reinforcement of the folding nucleus, global compaction by the addition of salt and non-native interactions are shown to contribute to the observed deviation from the two-state behaviour.
Further model simulations suggested that while the model predicted a 0.15% decrease in global mean cloud condensation nucleus concentration at the surface, no significant response was detected in concentrations of cloud condensation nuclei >70 nm.
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