Systemic Functional Language Description: Making Meaning Matter

ISBN-13: 9781032176956 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 376 str.

J. R. Martin; Y. J. Doran; Giacomo Figueredo

Opis

This book showcases research on theoretical, descriptive, and methodological innovations for understanding language patterns grounded in a Systemic Functional Linguistic perspective, providing a foundation for practice and further research for scholars working in this area.

Spis treści

Table of contents

1. Describing languages, understanding language: Systemic Functional theory and description







Y.J. Doran and J.R. Martin





Part I: Understanding grammar









2. Axial argumentation below the clause: The verbal group in Khorchin Mongolian







Dongbing Zhang









3. Axial argumentation and cryptogrammar in interpersonal grammar: A case study of Classical Tibetan mood







Pin Wang









4. Experiential cryptotypes: reasoning about process type







Beatriz Quiroz









5. Axial argumentation and cryptogrammar in textual grammar: theme in Brazilian Portuguese







Giacomo Figueredo









6. Arguments for seeing Theme-Rheme and Topic-Comment as separate functional structures







Randy J. LaPolla





Part II: Contextualising grammar









7. Functional language typology: A discourse semantic perspective







J.R. Martin and Beatriz Quiroz









8. Construing relations between scientific activities through Mandarin Chinese







Jing Hao









9. The Baboon and the Bee: Exploring register patterns across languages







David Rose









10. Language shift: Bilingual exchange structure in classroom interactions







Harni Kartika Ningsih









11. Academic formalisms: Toward a semiotic typology

Y.J. Doran

　

O autorze

J.R. Martin is Professor in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Sydney, Australia, where he is also Deputy Director of the LCT Centre for Knowledge-Building.

Y.J. Doran is Lecturer in the Department of Linguistics and Research Fellow at the LCT Centre for Knowledge-Building at the University of Sydney, Australia.

Giacomo Figueredo is a Researcher and Senior Adjunct Professor of Linguistics at the Federal University of Ouro Preto, Brazil.