Systemic Functional Grammar
a text-based description of english, spanish and chinese
$115.69
- Paperback
477 pages
- Release Date
28 August 2025
Summary
A Functional Approach to Language: Systemic Functional Grammar Across English, Spanish, and Chinese
Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) posits that language is shaped by its functions in context. This book advances SFL by applying it comparatively to English, Spanish, and Chinese.
By analyzing English alongside two typologically different major world languages, it demonstrates how SFL effectively addresses typology and universals. Focusing on argumentation, the book explai…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781009284998 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1009284991 |
| Author: | J.R. Martin, Beatriz Quiroz, Pin Wang |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Imprint: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 477 |
| Release Date: | 28 August 2025 |
| Weight: | 0g |
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About The Author
J.R. Martin
J. R. Martin is Professor at the Department of Linguistics, University of Sydney and was Visiting Professor at the Department of Language Sciences, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. He is best known for his work on discourse analysis, appraisal and genre. In April 2014 Shanghai Jiao Tong University opened its Martin Centre for Appliable Linguistics, appointing Professor Martin as Director.
Beatriz Quiroz is Associate Professor in Language Sciences at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Her current research, informed by Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL), focuses on developing a text-based and functionally oriented description of Spanish grammar.
Pin Wang is Associate Professor at the Martin Centre for Appliable Linguistics of the School of Foreign Languages, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China. His chief research interests are Systemic Theory, Functional Grammar, and Functional Language Typology, with particular focus on Mandarin Chinese and minority languages of China.
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