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An Introduction to Functional Grammar 3rd Edition
Author(s): M. A. K. Halliday (Author), Christian M. I. M. Matthiessen (Author)
- Publisher: Hodder Education Publishers
- Publication Date: August 26, 2004
- Edition: 3rd
- Language: English
- Print length: 700 pages
- ISBN-10: 0340761679
- ISBN-13: 9780340761670
Book Description
In this extensively revised third edition, Halliday and Matthiessen retain the organization and topical coverage of the earlier editions, while incorporating a considerable amount of new material. They give greater emphasis to the systemic perspective, in which grammaticalization is understood in the context of an overall model of language. Their description of grammar is grounded in a comprehensive theory, but it is a theory which evolves in the process of being applied.
Editorial Reviews
Review
“This new edition of An Introduction to Functional Grammar (IFG) is essential and invaluable as a textbook for students and researchers of linguistics, especially of functional linguistics, discourse analysis and literary studies, and also for those with broader educational concerns. It is a must-read for researchers and scholars interested in the relation between grammar, meaning and discourse. …it is a great joy and comfort to see a theory keep renewing itself while sticking to its basic views about the relationship between language, text and society.”–Linguist List
“Anyone who claims any interest in practical grammar and its relationship to theoretical grammar should certainly familiarize themselves with it.”–Studies in Second Language Acquisition
About the Author
Michael Halliday is Adjunct Professor at Macquarie University, Sydney
Christian Matthiessen is Professor of Linguistics at Macquarie University, Australia
Christian Matthiessen is Professor of Linguistics at Macquarie University, Australia
