A Systemic Functional Grammar of French
A Simple Introduction
Published on 10. February 2017
118 pages
978-1-351-85578-5 (ISBN)
Description
A Systemic Functional Grammar of French provides an accessible introduction to systemic functional linguistics through French.
This concise introduction to the systemic functional grammar (SFG) framework provides illustrations throughout that highlight how the framework can be used to analyse authentic language texts.
This will be of interest to students in alternative linguistic frameworks who wish to acquire a basic understanding of SFG as well as academics in related areas, such as literary and cultural studies, interested in seeing how SFG can be applied to their fields.
This concise introduction to the systemic functional grammar (SFG) framework provides illustrations throughout that highlight how the framework can be used to analyse authentic language texts.
This will be of interest to students in alternative linguistic frameworks who wish to acquire a basic understanding of SFG as well as academics in related areas, such as literary and cultural studies, interested in seeing how SFG can be applied to their fields.
Reviews / Votes
"This book is an exemplar of distilling a complex theoretical approach to language and supporting further exploration." - Lindsy L. Myers, University of Missouri, Kansas CityMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
File size
0,66 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-351-85578-5 (9781351855785)
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Person
David Banks is Emeritus Professor of English Linguistics at Universite de Bretagne Occidentale, France.
Content
Chapter 1. By way of introduction Chapter 2. Encoding language: lexicogrammatical functions Chapter 3. Representing the world: the ideational metafunction Chapter 4. Creating relationships: the interpersonal metafunction Chapter 5. Ordering the text: the textual metafunction Chapter 6. Going beyond the text: register Chapter 7. Moulding the text: grammatical metaphor Chapter 8. Expanding the interpersonal metafunction: Appraisal Theory Chapter 9. Signing off, but not closing down
