Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) is a usage-based theory of
language, founded on the assumption that language is shaped
entirely by its various functions in the contexts in which it used.
The first of its kind, this book advances SFL by applying it
comparatively to English, Spanish and Chinese. By analysing English
alongside two other, typologically very different major world
languages, it shows how SFL can effectively address two central
issues in linguistics - namely typology and universals. It
concentrates in particular on argumentation, carefully explaining
how descriptions of nominal group, verbal group and clause systems
and structures are motivated, and draws on examples from key texts
which display a full range of ideational, interpersonal and textual
grammar resources. By working across three world languages from a
text-based perspective, and demonstrating how grammar descriptions
can be developed and improved, the book establishes the foundations
for a groundbreaking functional approach to language typology.
General
| Imprint: |
Cambridge UniversityPress
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
May 2023 |
| Authors: |
J.R. Martin
• Beatriz Quiroz
• Pin Wang
|
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
468 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-00-928500-1 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
1-00-928500-9 |
| Barcode: |
9781009285001 |
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