Invitation to Systemic Functional Linguistics Through the Cardiff Grammar: An Extension and Simplification of Halliday's Systemic Functional Grammar

by Robin P. Fawcett and Robin P Fawcett

Book Overview

This short book is intended for two groups of readers, and so is two books in one. First, it is a genuinely introductory introduction to Systemic Functional Grammar (SFG) for the 21st century. Drawing on recent research, it focusses on the structure of the clause in English, bringing out clearly the 'multifunctional' nature of language, and the way in which structures are the result of 'choices between meanings'. It is both an 'extension' of Halliday's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1845533968
• ISBN13: 9781845533960
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: Equinox Publishing
• Length: 277 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.1"