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Author Martin, J. R., 1950- author.

Title Systemic functional grammar : a text-based description of English, Spanish and Chinese / J. R. Martin, Beatriz Quiroz, Pin Wang
Published Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2023
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Description 1 online resource (xv, 461 pages) : illustrations
Contents Cover -- Half-title page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Preface -- 1 Systemic Functional Grammar -- 1.1 An Introduction to Functional Grammar -- 1.2 Introducing This Book -- 1.3 Above Grammar: Context and Co-text -- 1.4 Doing Functional Grammar -- 1.5 Metafunction, Rank and Stratification -- 1.6 Outline of This Book -- 1.7 Notational Conventions -- 2 Nominal Group -- 2.1 Approaching from Above -- 2.2 English Nominal Group Resources -- 2.3 Spanish Nominal Group Resources -- 2.4 Chinese Nominal Group Resources -- 2.5 Proper Name Challenge
3 Verbal Group -- 3.1 Approaching from Above -- 3.2 English Verbal Group Resources -- 3.3 Spanish Verbal Group Resources -- 3.4 Chinese Verbal Group Resources -- 3.5 Verbal Group Corpus Challenge -- 4 Mood -- 4.1 Approaching from Above -- 4.2 English mood Resources -- 4.3 Spanish mood Resources -- 4.4 Chinese mood Resources -- 4.5 Mood Challenge -- 5 Transitivity -- 5.1 Approaching from Above -- 5.2 English transitivity Resources -- 5.3 Spanish transitivity Resources -- 5.4 Chinese transitivity Resources -- 5.5 Transitivity Challenge -- 6 Theme -- 6.1 Approaching from Above
6.2 English Information Flow -- 6.3 Spanish Information Flow -- 6.4 Chinese Information Flow -- 6.5 Information Flow Challenge -- 7 Envoi -- 7.1 Our Goal -- 7.2 Methodology -- 7.3 Functional Language Typology -- 7.4 Off You Go -- Afterword: Describing Languages Systemic-Functionally -- Appendices -- References -- Index
Summary "For the first time, this book provides a usage-based model for describing the grammar of languages, by applying Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) comparatively to English, Spanish and Chinese. Advancing SFL theory, it is essential reading for researchers and students of grammar within usage-based frameworks"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed
Subject Systemic grammar.
Functionalism (Linguistics)
English language -- Grammar.
Spanish language -- Grammar
Chinese language -- Grammar
English language -- Grammar, Comparative -- Chinese
English language -- Grammar, Comparative -- Spanish
Systemic grammar
Form Electronic book
Author Quiroz, Beatriz, 1976- author.
Wang, Pin (Lecturer in languages), author.
LC no. 2023019803
ISBN 9781009284950
1009284959
1009284983
9781009284981