An Introduction to Systemic Functional Linguistics [Illustrated] [Hardcover]

Suzanne Eggins (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1994 | ISBN-10: 1855672081 | ISBN-13: 978-1855672086 | Edition: illustrated edition

Systemic-functional linguistics is becoming an increasingly popular approach to language, given the range and thoroughness of the analytical techniques it offers, and the variety of applications it has been demonstrated to have. This text draws on the seminal work of Halliday, Martin and others, to give students from a variety of backgrounds an accessible introduction to the theory and techniques of the systemic approach. This includes language as a semiotic system, levels of context (register and genre), discourse-semantics, and the analysis of cohesion, and the meaning of systemic choice. The volume arises from the author's extensive experience of lecturing on systemic linguistics at the introductory level to a variety of audiences. The materials currently available and used as set texts for such courses include Halliday's "Introduction for Functional Grammar" and Martin's "English Text: System and Structure". However, these texts assume some familiarity with either the systemic approach or basic linguistic concepts, and prove extremely difficult for students to penetrate. "Language as Content" is an introduction for all students of systemic linguistics, English, linguistics and communications, at both undergraduate and masters level.

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"This book is certainly a welcome and valuable addition to the current literature both on introduction to systemic functional linguistics and on text analysis. I would certainly recommend this as the main textbook and/or reference book on introduction to systemic functional linguistics and/or systemic functional text analysis." --The Linguist list, May 2005 (The Linguist List )

'The new edition is significantly superior to its predecessor, one of the improvements being the overall structure and organization of the book...this volume presents the SFL framework clearly and convincingly...excellent in proposing a state of the art, rich and stimulating view of SFL'

(Journal Of Sociolinguistics )

"This book is certainly a welcome and valuable addition to the current literature both on introduction to systemic functional linguistics and on text analysis. I would certainly recommend this as the main textbook and/or reference book on introduction to systemic functional linguistics and/or systemic functional text analysis." --The Linguist list, May 2005 (, ) --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

About the Author

Suzanne Eggins was Head of the School of English at the University of New South Wales, Australia, and now runs Textwork, where she is a professional writer and editor. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Pinter Pub Ltd; illustrated edition edition (December 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1855672081
• ISBN-13: 978-1855672086
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,078,139 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Is a great complement and supplement to 'An introduction to functional grammar' by Halliday & Matthiessen, 2004, November 27, 2011

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This review is from: Introduction to Systemic Functional Linguistics (Paperback)

Great book! It can sometimes be difficult to grasp the practicalities and theoretical concepts of systemic functional linguistics and this text simplifies this information using concrete examples. This book is great supplemental material for the Halliday and Matthiessen (2004) text 'An introduction to functional grammar'.