Provides readers with useful and succinct notes...suggestions for further study and reading...particularly useful not only for students, but also teachers. Japanese Association of English Teachers
Very clear introduction to difficult concepts - great exercises Dr Sheena Gardner, University of Warwick, UK
'The best for this level.' P. Livesey, University of Central Lancashire
Each chapter has a summary, suggestions for further study and a number of exercises. And the time-challenged lecturer will welcome to answers at the back of the book. The glossary is generous, and where appropriate capital letters are used to follow the conventions of SFL.
Anne Sachtleben, TESOLANZ Journal
List of symbols and conventions1. A Meaningful Approach2. Labels3. Clause Structure4. Information Structure and Thematic Structure5. Grammar and Text6. Process and Participant7. Group Structure8. Embedded Clauses9. Clause Complexes: Expansion10. Clause Complexes: Projection11. Applications of Functional Theories12. Historical Perspectives