An Introduction to Functional Grammar 2nd Edition

by: M. A. K. Halliday (Author)

Publisher: Hodder Education Publishers; 2nd edition (July 18, 1994)

Language: English
Paperback: 472 pages

ISBN-10: 0340574917

ISBN-13: 9780340574911

Book Description

This revised edition of the classic treatment of its subject presents an outline of the grammar of mode English in the framework of systemic-functional linguistic theory and serves as an introduction to functional theory in general, which can be used for describing any language in its own
terms. The description of English presented here has been widely used in a number of applied linguistics contexts, particularly artificial intelligence and language education, both second language and mother tongue, but also in literary stylistics and other fields requiring a rich interpretation of
the text.