Key Terms in Systemic Functional Linguistics

✍ Scribed by Christian Matthiessen, Marvin Lam, Kazuhiro Teruya

• Publisher: Continuum
• Year: 2010
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 321
• Series: Key Terms
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This title details the key terms, thinkers and texts in systemic functional linguistics. The field of Systemic Functional Linguistics is a social semiotic approach to language pioneered by M. A. K. Halliday, which has assumed a central importance in linguistics in recent years, anchored by a growing body of work. This book details the key terms, the key thinkers and the key texts in this field in an approachable, easy to understand and accessible manner. It is authored by leading names in the field and is aimed at undergraduates and postgraduates studying linguistics and language studies. "The Key Terms" series offers undergraduate students clear, concise and accessible introductions to core topics. Each book includes a comprehensive overview of the key terms, concepts, thinkers and texts in the area covered and ends with a guide to further resources.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents......Page 8
Acknowledgments......Page 10
Preface......Page 12
Introduction to Key Terms in SFL......Page 14
A......Page 58
B......Page 76
C......Page 80
D......Page 92
E......Page 98
F......Page 108
G......Page 117
H......Page 126
I......Page 127
J......Page 143
L......Page 144
M......Page 146
O......Page 162
P......Page 168
Q......Page 181
R......Page 183
S......Page 198
T......Page 229
U......Page 247
V......Page 250
W......Page 253
Appendix – Names of elements of system networks......Page 256
Notes......Page 283
References......Page 286
C......Page 310
D......Page 311
E......Page 312
G......Page 313
I......Page 314
M......Page 315
N......Page 316
P......Page 317
S......Page 318
U......Page 320
Y......Page 321