An Introduction to Functional Grammar
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Book Overview
In this extensively revised third edition, Halliday and Matthiessen retain the organization and topical coverage of the earlier editions, while incorporating a considerable amount of new material. They give greater emphasis to the systemic perspective, in which grammaticalization is understood in the context of an overall model of language. Their description of grammar is grounded in a comprehensive theory, but it is a theory which evolves in the process of being applied.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0340761679
ISBN13:9780340761670
Release Date:August 2004
Publisher:Hodder Education Publishers
Length:700 Pages
Weight:2.95 lbs.
Dimensions:1.3" x 9.4" x 6.7"
Customer Reviews
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A Good Intro
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
An accessible introduction to systemic functional linguistics. My linguistics professor calls this book "the Bible." :)
A grammar that's about Meaning
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
Halliday's Introduction to Functional Grammar, now in its revised and improved Second Edition, is the best book you can read if you want to understand how English grammar is a resource for making meaning. Most formal grammar is just about syntax -- how words get put together grammatically, with no consideration of how people use language to communicate a meaning. This book has been the basis for many of the most successful applications of linguistics to education, language teaching, and studies of culture, communication, mass media, politics, etc. It's a book to read, use, and keep.
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