Halliday's Introduction to Functional Grammar
by M.A.K. Halliday, Christian M.I.M. Matthiessen
4th Edition
Publisher: Routledge
Book Details
| Print ISBN | 9781444146608 |
| eText ISBN | 9781135983482 |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| Publishing Year | 2014 |
| Edition | 4th Edition |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 808 |
Halliday's Introduction to Functional Grammar, 4th Edition, is a reference text that explains the principles of systemic functional grammar. The volume enables readers to understand and apply these principles across contexts by engaging with grammar through discourse.
The text investigates language architecture, functional grammar, and the clause as message, exchange, and representation. It also addresses grammatical structures beyond the single clause, including groups, phrases, clause complexes, cohesion, and metaphorical modes of expression.
Serving as a standard reference for students and scholars, the work clarifies the foundational relationships among grammar, meaning, and discourse across systemic functional linguistics.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: The architecture of language
Chapter 2: Towards a functional grammar
Chapter 3: Clause as message
Chapter 4: Clause as exchange
Chapter 5: Clause as representation
Chapter 6: Below the clause: groups and phases
Chapter 7: Above the clause: the clause complex
Chapter 8: Group and phrase complexes
Chapter 9: Around the clause: cohesion and discourse
Chapter 10: Beyond the clause: metaphorical modes of expression
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