A Corpus-Based Approach to Clause Combining in English from the Systemic Functional Perspective

by Qingshun He

Overview

This book presents corpus-based research on functional syntax. It is the first book to present a comprehensive investigation into grammatical metaphor in English clause combining in large-size corpora. By providing a systematic illustration of features such as parataxis, hypotaxis and embedding, it fills a gap in the systemic functional literature. It also offers insights into testing grammatical metaphors using a corpus linguistics methodology. The book is a useful resource for anyone interested in writing development.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789811373909
Publisher:	Springer Nature Singapore
Publication date:	05/18/2019
Series:	The M.A.K. Halliday Library Functional Linguistics Series
Edition description:	1st ed. 2019
Pages:	195
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

Qingshun He received his Ph.D. degree in linguistics from Southwest University in 2013, and completed his postdoctoral research at Guangdong University of Foreign Studies in 2015. He is an associate professor and Ph.D. student adviser at School of Foreign Languages, Sun Yat-Sen University. His main research interest is systemic functional linguistics.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction.- Chapter 2 A Systemic Functional Approach to Clause Combining in English.- Chapter 3 Research Design.- Chapter 4 Genre Distributions of Clause Combining.- Chapter 5 Diachronic Distribution of Clause Combining.- Chapter 6 Grammatical Metaphor in Clause Combining.- Chapter 7 Conclusion.