A systemic functional grammar of French : from grammar to discourse

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A systemic functional grammar of French : from grammar to discourse

Alice Caffarel ; with a foreword by M.A.K. Halliday

Continuum, 2006

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-208) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

ISBN 9780826466327

Description

'[The] consistent interplay between theoretical and applied pursuits has always been a defining feature of systemic functional theory...This kind of mutual enrichment is clearly demonstrated in Alice Caffarel's work. The result is a description which penetrates to the heart of the language, revealing it at one and the same time as a specimen of the human semiotic and a unique resource for the continuous creation of meaning.' Professor M A K Halliday, from the Preface.

Table of Contents

  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Clause Complexing: Logical Organisation
  • 3. Enacting an Exchange: Interpersonal Organisation
  • 4. Grammaticalizing Experience: The Clause as a Process Configuration
  • 5. Organising Flow of Information: Textual Organisation
  • 6. Examples of Text Analysis and Interpretation.
Volume

: pbk ISBN 9781847063359

Description

'[The] consistent interplay between theoretical and applied pursuits has always been a defining feature of systemic functional theory... This kind of mutual enrichment is clearly demonstrated in Alice Caffarel's work. The result is a description which penetrates to the heart of the language, revealing it at one and the same time as a specimen of the human semiotic and a unique resource for the continuous creation of meaning.' Professor M A K Halliday, from the Preface.

Table of Contents

Foreword by M A K Halliday Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Systemic Functional Theory as a Metalanguage for Description 2. The Grammar of Ideation 1: Logical Metafunction 3. The Grammar of Ideation 2: Experiential Metafunction 4. The Grammar of Negotiation: Interpersonal Metafunction 5. The 'Enabling' Grammar: Textual Metafunction Glossary

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  • NCID
    BA79841045
  • ISBN
    • 082646632X
    • 9781847063359
  • LCCN
    2006283261
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    engfre
  • Place of Publication
    London
  • Pages/Volumes
    x, 214 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
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