Introducing Chinese Discourse: Methods of Analysis Empowered by Systemic Functional Linguistics

by Yianyi Ma and Bo Wang

Drawing on Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL), this book introduces readers to the methods for analysing discourse/texts written and spoken in the Chinese language. It presents Chinese discourse as a semantic unit, adopting a trinocular view in terms of the hierarchy of stratification. The texts in this book are based on a comprehensive and rich archive, featuring not only texts available in other languages and cultures, but also those unique...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367649837
• ISBN13: 9780367649838
• Release Date: May 2025
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.