An Introduction to Functional Grammar
by Halliday, M. A. K.Edition: 2nd
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1994-07-18
Publisher(s): Hodder Education Publishers
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Summary
This revised edition of the classic treatment of its subject presents an outline of the grammar of modern English in the framework of systemic-functional linguistic theory and serves as an introduction to functional theory in general, which can be used for describing any language in its own terms. The description of English presented here has been widely used in a number of applied linguistics contexts, particularly artificial intelligence and language education, both second language and mother tongue, but also in literary stylistics and other fields requiring a rich interpretation of the text.
Table of Contents
| Foreword | |
| Preface to the Second Edition | |
| Introduction | |
| Constituency | p. 3 |
| Towards a functional grammar | p. 17 |
| Cause as message | p. 37 |
| Clause as exchange | p. 68 |
| Clause as representation | p. 106 |
| Below the clause: groups and phrases | p. 179 |
| Above the clause: the clause complex | p. 215 |
| Additional: Group and phrase complexes | p. 274 |
| Beside the clause: intonation and rhythm | p. 292 |
| Around the clause: cohesion and discourse | p. 308 |
| Beyond the clause: metaphorical modes of expression | p. 340 |
| App. 1 The 'silver' text: analysis and interpretation | p. 368 |
| App. 2 A note on the grammar of little texts | p. 392 |
| App. 3 Variations on a causal theme | p. 398 |
| Further Reading | p. 404 |
| Bibliography | p. 413 |
| Table of Contents provided by Blackwell. All Rights Reserved. |
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