Systemic Functional Linguistics

This user-friendly student guide is the essential resource for all those engaged in studying SFL (Systemic Functional Linguistics). Assuming no prior knowledge, this guide is divided into nine chapters which can be read independently of one another and used for purposes of reference.

Autorentext

Christian M.I.M. Matthiessen is currently Professor at University of Complutense Madrid; Distinguished Professor, Department of Linguistics, University of International Business and Economics and Distinguished Professor, School of Foreign Languages, Hunan University. He has authored and co-authored over ten books and 160 book chapters and journal articles.

Kazuhiro Teruya is the author of several systemic functional books: two volumes of description of Japanese, a co-authored book on key terms in SFL, an introduction to SFL in Japanese (edited and co-authored) and an edited series of Matthiessen's collected works.

Inhalt

Preface

Acknowledgements

Chapter 1 Introduction to the notion of a guide to SFL

Chapter 2 Reading guides

Chapter 3 Resource guides

Chapter 4 Application guides

Chapter 5 Guide to alternatives, questions, issues and debates

Chapter 6 SFL term guides (metalanguage)

Chapter 7 Analysis guide: English lexicogrammar

Chapter 8 Conclusion

Chapter 9 Appendix

References

Index