Structure and Function - A Guide to Three Major Structural-Functional Theories: Part 2: From Clause to Discourse and Beyond

by Christopher S. Butler

Like its companion volume, this book offers a detailed description and comparison of three major structural-functional theories: Functional Grammar, Role and Reference Grammar and Systemic Functional Grammar, illustrated throughout with corpus-derived examples from English and other languages. Whereas Part 1 confines itself largely to the simplex clause, Part 2 moves from the clause towards the discourse and its context. The first three chapters deal...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1588113590
• ISBN13: 9781588113597
• Release Date: June 2003
• Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company
• Length: 593 Pages