A Systemic Functional Grammar of English: A Simple Introduction

A Systemic Functional Grammar of English: A Simple Introduction

by David Banks (Author)

Synopsis

Providing a simple - but not simplistic - introduction to the systemic functional grammar of English, this book serves as a launching pad for the beginning student and a review for the more seasoned linguist. With an introduction to systemic functional grammar (SFG) through lexicogrammar and the concept of rankshift, this book is the first introduction to SFG (including Appraisal) with examples exclusively sourced from twenty-first century texts. Written for those learning English and English linguistics as a foreign language, this serves as an easy-to-read introduction or refresher course for systemic functional linguistics.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 136
Edition: 1
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 29 Jan 2019

ISBN 10: 1138605948
ISBN 13: 9781138605947

Author Bio
David Banks is Emeritus Professor at the Universite de Bretagne Occidentale in France. He is former Head of the English Department, Director of ERLA (Equipe de Recherche en Linguistique Appliquee) and Chairman of AFLSF (Association Francaise de la Linguistique Systemique Fonctionnelle). He is author or editor of 30 books and has published over 110 academic articles. His publication The Development of Scientific English, Linguistic features and historical context (Equinox), won the ESSE Language and Linguistics book award 2010. His research interests include the diachronic study of scientific text and the application of systemic functional linguistics to English and French.