Linguistics in a Systemic Perspective
Published on 1. January 1988
Book
Paperback/Softback
452 pages
978-90-272-3555-8 (ISBN)
Description
The purpose of this book is to provide a general introduction to Systemic Linguistics in the form of essays written by leading figures in the field. These are, with one exception, not previously published, and taken together they constitute a comprehensive coverage of the diverse interests of current systemic theory. The volume contains bibliographies and an index.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 160 mm
Weight
600 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-272-3555-8 (9789027235558)
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Persons
Content
Intonation and meaning in spontaneous discourse, El Menoufy; ineffability of grammatical categories, Halliday; systemic syntax from a lexical point of view, Lyne; sense and structure in lexis, Sinclair; text, terms and meanings, Phillips; politeness and the semantics of modalilized directives, Butler; different possibilities in the syntax of English, Davies; English personal pronouns, Fawcett; semantics for a systemic grammar, Matthiessen; grammatical conspiracies in Tagalog, Martin; generic situation and register, Gregory; what did Milton say Belial said and why don't the critics believe him?, Threadgold; language and music as semiotic systems, Steiner.