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Functional Grammar and Systemic Functional Linguistics: An Overview - Prof. Falco, Slide di Linguistica Inglese

An introduction to functional grammar and systemic functional linguistics, focusing on the Systemic Approach, Systemic Linguistics, and Functional Semantic Approach. key concepts such as language system, texts, meaning, context, and the three main kinds of meaning: experiential, interpersonal, and textual.

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2014/2015

Caricato il 07/09/2015

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Systemic Functional
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Systemic Approach
Systemic Linguistics
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Introduction to

functional

grammar

Systemic Functional

Approach

Systemic Approach

Systemic Linguistics

Functional Semantic

Introduction to

functional

grammar

1.Language system – Texts

2. Key Researchers

When I got

home last

night, I could

not believe

what …………..

had done.

What choices are possible?

What’s the implication of the

What is implied about what a language

system has to encapsulate?

Culture Genre Topic Relationshi ps Mode What is the broad and specific context? How does that impact on the text? What is the specific purpose of the text? How is it organised to achieve this? What is being discussed / written about? Who is taking part? What is the nature of their relationship? What are their statuses and roles? Is it spoken, written or multimodal?

Data reveals that the greatest

consumer spending traditionally

occurs during the pre Christmas

period. A consequence of this

spending is debt. The publicity

and expectation of a gift laden

Christmas has lead some

families to incur debts beyond

their means of immediate

repayment, leading to the

additional and spiralling cost of

interest fees. A substantial

education program is required

What’s the

context of the

text?

What

accompanies

the language?

What kind of

a text is it?

(genre)

What are the

stages of the

text?

What is it

about? (field)

Who is

involved?

3 main kinds of meaning simultaneously: 1.Experiential: information (field) 2.Interpersonal: relationships (tenor) 3.Textual: relation to mode (mode)

 equal status….………great difference in status

familiar …….…………..………...….very distant
 great deal of …………………………………little
emotional expression emotional expression

Tenor continuum

Tenor

 (^) most spoken-like………....… most written-like

Mode continuum

Mode

SEMIOTIC SYSTEM (SYMBOLIC MEANING MAKING SYSTEM) meaning (discourse / semantics) words and structures (lexico – grammar)

Differences between traditional and functional grammar

traditional functional

Sentence Text

Word level Word level but usually

with large chunks

Written

language

Spoken, written,

multimodal

Correctness not

consider

context

Correctness related to

context

Discrete

grammar

exercises

Grammar within study of

genre - how contributes to

meaning