Analysing scientific discourse from a systemic functional linguistic perspective : a framework for exploring knowledge-building in biology

Author(s)

• Hao, Jing

Bibliographic Information

Analysing scientific discourse from a systemic functional linguistic perspective : a framework for exploring knowledge-building in biology

Jing Hao

（Routledge studies in linguistics）

Routledge, 2020

• : hbk

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-252) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This book describes the discourse of biology from a systemic functional linguistic perspective. It offers a detailed description of resources based on text analysis. The description reveals co-textual patterns of language features, their expressions through grammatical resources, as well as their functions in the disciplinary context. The book also applies the description to analyse student texts in undergraduate biology, revealing characteristics of language and knowledge development. Although the discussion in this book focuses on the discourse of biology, both the language description and the descriptive principle can be used to inform the examination of knowledge in academic discourse in general, making this key reading for students and researchers in systemic functional linguistics, discourse analysis, English for academic purposes, applied linguistics, and science education.

Table of Contents

List of Figures ix List of Tables xi Acknowledgements xiii SECTION I Motivation and Background 1 1 A Linguistic Perspective on Knowledge-Building 3 2 A Multistratal Perspective on Knowledge-Building 23 SECTION II Describing Ideational Discourse Semantics 53 3 Entity 55 4 Dimensionality 80 5 Figure 91 6 Grammatical Metaphor 114 7 Sequence, Activity and Field 145 SECTION III Knowledge-Building in Undergraduate Biology 163 8 A Static Perspective: Construing Taxonomy 165 9 A Dynamic Perspective: Construing Activities 194 Contents viii Contents SECTION IV Conclusion 225 10 Describing Language, Describing Knowledge 227 Bibliography 241 Appendix A Data Texts and Their Subject Areas 253 Appendix B Sample Texts and Genre Analysis 255 Appendix C List of Symbols and Abbreviations 265 Appendix D Annotations 267 Index 268

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BB30747141
• ISBN:
  • 9780815374992
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York
• Pages/Volumes: xiv, 272 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • DC23 : 428.00711
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : English language -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- Foreign speakers
  • LCSH : Language arts (Higher) -- Correlation with content subjects
  • LCSH : Science -- Language
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA59389363