Developing Systemic Functional Linguistics: Theory and Application

by Jonathan J Webster (Editor), Fang Yan (Editor)

Overview

The volume presents current views on the achievements made in the study of Systemic Functional Linguistics in both theory and application, and on the potential domains and directions for its further development. The first part addresses issues on strengthening theoretical research and description in system network, on deepening our understanding of the concept of choice and of consequences arising from making choices in particular social contexts. It also makes comparisons of different models within SFL and if similarities and differences between SFL and another linguistic model. Part Two deals with issues on further developing SFL as an applicable linguistics. After summing up its fifty years of refinement as a theory through constant endeavours of application, the volume offers an explicit definition of Applicable Discourse Analysis, and presents views on the potential areas, methods and criteria for verbal and multimodal discourse analysis, with examples. The final part of the volume discusses potential directions for SFL, including expanding SFL typological research into other languages than English, an in other countries than the major English speaking ones, exploring solutions to the challenges faced by multimodal discourse, extending traditional translation studies to other modes, making stylistics studies across different disciplines, exploring the potential of SFL to tackle the challenges confronting language education at both macro and micro levels, and seeking the road of globalizing SFL by developing an ideal software and establishing a global cyberspace institution.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781845539955
Publisher:	Equinox Publishing
Publication date:	03/31/2014
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	6.40(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Fang Yan taught at Peking University and then at Tsinghua University until retirement in 2004. Jonathan J. Webster is Professor and Head, Department of Chinese, Translation and Linguistics, and Director, The Halliday Centre for Intelligent Applications of Language Studies at the City University of Hong Kong.

Table of Contents

Part One: Theoretical Issues in Description 1. Some Systemic Functional Reflexions on the History of Meaning M.A.K. Halliday, Emeritus Professor, University of Sydney 2. Beyond Redemption: Choice and Consequence in Youth Justice Conferencing James Martin, University of Sydney 3. The Meaning of Function: Syntax in Systemic Functional Linguistics Delu Zhang, Tongji University, China 4. Systemic Linguistics and Constructivism Shiqing Yan, Suzhou University, China 5. The System Network for Generating the Expressions of Chinese Aspects Guowen Yang, Institute of Linguistics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China Part Two: Theory and its Applications 6. On Linguistic Sign and the Science of Linguistics: The Foundations of Applicability Ruqaiya Hasan, Emeritus Profesor, Macquarie University 7. Appliable Discourse Analysis Christian M.I.M. Matthiessen, Hong Kong Polytechnic University 8.Labelling Discourse Acts: Interpersonal Projection Across Registers Geoff Thompson, University of Liverpool 9. Modelling Ellipsis in EFL Classroom Discourse Xueyan Yang, Beijing Foreign Studies University, China 10. Genre and Appraisal Theories in Functional Discourse Analysis with Reference to Accounts in Dragon-Carving and the Literary Mind Zhanzi Li, Nanjing Normal University, China 11. Analyzing the Reporting Clause in Translating Confucius's Lun Yu (The Analects) Guowen Huang, Sun Yat-sen University, China Part Three: Developing Directions 12. Challenges and Solutions to Multimodal Discourse: Technology, Theory and Practice Kay OHalloran, Christel-Loic Tisse and Bradley Smith, all at the National University of Singapore 13. Challenges for Stylistic Method From Literary Enquiry to Mental Health Treatments: When Two Methods are at One David Butt, Macquarie University 14. Systemic Functional Linguistics in the Round: Imaging FL Education for a Global World Heidi Byrnes, Georgetown University 15. Between Man and Machine: The Changing Face of Corpus Annotation Software Mick ODonnell, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Spain 16. Systemic Functional Linguistics and Cyperspace Eija Ventola, Aalto University, Finland

Editorial Reviews

This volume] has to a great extent brought SFL studies up to date and outlined the major trends in SFL. It is recommended.

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