Systemic Functional Linguistics is unique among linguistic theories
in treating the concept of system as the central organising
principle of language (and also of other semiotic systems,
including context), most theories being focussed on syntagmatic
structure. This book introduces the notion of system as the
foundation of the systemic functional architecture of language,
relating the general notion of system in systems thinking (holistic
approaches) to the principle that language is organised as a system
of systems (the polysystemic principle) and, by another step, to
the technical sense of system in SFL as the basic category of
paradigmatic patterning - i.e. the organisation of language as a
resource for making meaning. The concept of system is then used to
explore the emergence of complexity in language (within different
semogenetic timeframes), to show how it is manifested in the
organisation of all subsystems of language (the fractal principle),
to illustrate the system at work in the development of language
descriptions and in the process of text analysis, to reveal the
power of the system in different areas of application, e.g. in
computational modelling, in educational analysis and curriculum
development, in multilingual and multimodal studies. Finally,
challenges are identified e.g. in the relationship between the
paradigmatic axis and the syntagmatic one, in the representation of
logical iteration and interpersonal continua; and current and new
opportunities are suggested.
General
| Imprint: |
Equinox Publishing Ltd
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
August 2023 |
| Authors: |
Christian M. I. M Matthiessen
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| Dimensions: |
254 x 178mm (L x W) |
| Format: |
Hardcover - Cloth over boards
|
| Pages: |
256 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-78179-901-7 |
| Categories: |
Books
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| LSN: |
1-78179-901-6 |
| Barcode: |
9781781799017 |
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