A systemic functional grammar of English : a simple introduction /: a simple introduction. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: David Banks.
• Authors: Banks, David, 1943-
• Contents: Contents Preface Chapter 1. Some introductory remarks to get us started. Summary Chapter 2. Grammatical parts and how they work together. Analysing a more extended example. Summary Activities & Exercises Chapter 3. Representing the world. The ideational metafunction. Material process. Mental process. Relational process. Verbal Process. Existential process. Oblique participants. Analysing a more extended example; Summary Activities & Exercises Chapter 4. The speaker’s relationships. Mood. Analysing a more extended example. Modality. Speech Acts. Summary Activities & Exercises Chapter 5. Getting the message in order. Thematic structure. Analysing a more extended example. Thematic progression. Analysing a more extended example. Information structure. Analysing a more extended example. Cohesion: reference. Analysing a more extended example. Cohesion: lexical chains. Analysing a more extended example. Summary Activities & Exercises Chapter 6. Extending the interpersonal metafunction. Attitude. Analysing a more extended example. Engagement. Graduation. Summary Activities & Exercises Chapter 7. Modelling the text. Summary Activities & Exercises Chapter 8. The text in context. Summary Activities & Exercises Chapter 9. Final thoughts: a launching pad. Further Reading. Glossary. Key to Activities & Exercises. Index.
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 425.01833; English language -- Grammar; Functionalism (Linguistics); Systemic grammar
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780429885846; 9780429885853; 9780429885839; 9780429467844
• Related ISBNs: 9781138605947; 9781138605954
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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