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The Functional Analysis of English (3rd Ed.)
A Hallidayan Approach
Authors: Bloor Thomas, Bloor Meriel
Language: EnglishSubjects for The Functional Analysis of English:
Keywords
IFG; Nominal Group; Functional Analysis; British National Corpus; Halliday; Grammatical Metaphor; Bloor; Clause Complex; English Grammar; Verbal Group Complexes; systemic-functional linguistics; Prepositional Phrase; grammatical analysis; Circumstantial Adjunct; functions; Conjunctive Adjuncts; metafunctions; Dominant Clause; labels; Text 6A; clause structure; Relative Clauses; Otto Loewi; clause complexes; Relative Pronoun; Dependent Clause; Verbal Group; Finite Operator; Lexical Verb; Hypotactic Clause Complex; Text 4F; Projection Clauses; Nominal Group Complex; Experiential Metafunction; Superordinate Clause
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The Functional Analysis of English is an introduction to the analysis and description of English, based on the principles of systemic functional linguistics. It sets out the tools and analytic techniques of Hallidayan grammar with clear explanations of terminology and illustrates these with examples from a variety of texts, including science, travel, history and literary sources. This revised third edition incorporates references to recent research, better explanations of complex problems, and additional exercises.
Key features:
- an updated overview of applications to real world issues
- revised sections on the current historical position of systemic functional grammar
- simple introductions to agnation, grammatical metaphor, and information structure
- chapter summaries, suggestions for further reading, exercises with answers and a glossary of terms
- a companion website with additional activities, exercises and supplementary readings for students and instructors
This third edition is an indispensable introduction to systemic functional linguistics, which can be used independently or in preparation for M.A.K. Halliday and C.M.I.M. Matthiessen?s Introduction to Functional Grammar. The book is an ideal text for students of linguistics, applied linguistics and grammar- those new to the field, or who have a background in traditional grammar, as well as teachers of English language.
List of symbols and conventions1. A Meaningful Approach2. Labels3. Clause Structure4. Information Structure and Thematic Structure5. Grammar and Text6. Process and Participant7. Group Structure8. Embedded Clauses9. Clause Complexes: Expansion10. Clause Complexes: Projection11. Applications of Functional Theories12. Historical Perspectives
Thomas Bloor is Fellow of the School of Languages and Social Sciences, Aston University, UK.
Meriel Bloor is Fellow of the Centre for Applied Linguistics, University of Warwick, UK.
They are co-authors of The Practice of Critical Discourse Analysis: An Introduction (Routledge, 2007).
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