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An introduction to functional grammar

M.A.K. Halliday ; revised by Christian M.I.M. Matthiessen

Arnold , Hodder Education, 2004

3rd ed

  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [659]-666) and index

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Description

This third edition of An Introduction to Functional Grammar has been extensively revised. While retaining the organization and coverage of the earlier editions, it incorporates a considerable amount of new material. This includes strengthening the grammar through the use of data from a large-scale corpus, upgrading the description throughout, and giving greater emphasis to the systemic perspective, in which grammaticalization is understood in the context of an overall model of language. The approach taken in the book overcomes the distinction between theoretical and applied linguistics. The description of grammar is grounded in a comprehensive theory, but it is a theory which evolves in the process of being applied.

Table of Contents

The architecture of language Towards a functional grammar Clause as message Clause as exchange Clause as representation Below the clause: groups and phrases Above the clause: the clause complex Group and phrase complexes Around the clause: cohesion and discourse Beyond the clause: metaphorical modes of expression References

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