Questions tagged [systemic-functional]
Systemic-functional linguistics is a school of linguistics founded by M.A.K. Halliday.
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Why treat 'verbal group', not 'verb phrase', as a constituent of a clause in Systemic Functional Grammar?
SFC (Halliday, etc.) doesn't treat as a constituent of a clause a verb phrase (VP), which combines with an noun phrase (NP) to form a clause in a canonical English construction. Instead, SFC uses the ...
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What is the subfield of linguistics that studies how different languages use different grammatical and lexical tools to put expressions together?
For example, to express possession, in English we say "I have a pen", while in Russian we say "У меня есть ручка" (lit. "A pen is near me"), while in Latin we say ...
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Do all frameworks of syntax view the string following an inverted auxiliary verb in English as the complement of the auxiliary?
This is a follow-up question of an earlier question titled:
In X bar theory, is the first auxiliary the head of an interrogative clause and the remainder the complement?
In that question, I had this ...
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Transitivity analysis of subjunctives and imperatives
I'm attempting a functional analysis of the text of the Catholic Mass, primarily in English but with reference to the Latin. The use of grammatical moods is quite rich, with plenty of subjunctives ('...
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By what algorithmic process do systemic functional linguistics think surface language is generated?
I am very interested in the idea of systemic functional linguistics as an alternative to the simplistic production grammars advanced by the minimalist program. What I don't understand is how SFL ...
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Verb processess
I am studying Discourse Analysis and I need to analyze a text regarding its verbal processes. Everything was going well until I saw this sentence that is burning my head completely!! :
I am ...
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Why hasn't functional grammar been more popular?
It’s nearly 30 years since Michael Halliday first published ‘An Introduction to Functional Grammar’ and yet, at least in Britain and in the United States, functional grammar seems not to have entered ...
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What is the difference between 'actor' and 'subject' in systemic functional grammar?
What is the difference between 'actor' and 'subject' in systemic functional grammar? Sometimes in a functional grammar, 'actor' has a different meaning
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From a systemic functional approach, what would a transitivity analysis of 'be that as it may' show?
I found this beautifully organized text for my students to analyze in terms of thematic progression. I'll also ask them to provide a transitivity analysis of some of its clauses, but there's that ...
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What is the current status of (systemic) functional grammar/linguistics
I'm sorry if my questions may sound rudimentary, so please bear with me. :-)
I'm thinking of delving deeper into functional grammar/linguistics (most probably systemic in particular), perhaps with ...
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The place of "isolated" nominal and prepositional elements/groups within a transitivity analysis
What is the place of "isolated" (i.e. "standing alone") nominal and prepositional elements/groups within a transitivity analysis (i.e. there is no mention of an explicit process), and how can one ...
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Useful software and/or "manual" method for data analysis in a stylistic study of transitivity (SFL)
What would be a useful software and/or systematic "manual" method for data analysis in a study of transitivity (Systemic Functional Linguistics) that would like to incorporate some kind of statistics ...
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New Scientist Article on Spoken Language? [closed]
I wondered if anyone had seen this article on Relational Frame Theory in the most recent edition of the New Scientist? It reports an active laboratory based research programme: https://www....
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What are the differences between theoretical perspectives of the uses of the term "register"?
I'd be interested in asking people about their understanding of the term register and what this signifies for them. This would be a discussion about a specialised term and I'm sure there are multiple ...
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Why is a nominalisation called "grammatical metaphor" in SFL
I have learned to understand that a nominalisation is called a grammatical metaphor in systemic functional linguistics. What is the motivation behind this terminology? Are there other kinds of ...
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What's the best way to combine systemic functional grammar and historical linguistics?
What's the best way to combine SFL/SFG and historical linguistics? I've just thought of diachronic genre analysis as being an interesting area to explore, but my understanding is that that's got more ...
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current state of affairs in (systemic) functional grammar/linguistics? [duplicate]
What is the state of affairs in (systemic) functional grammar/linguistics in 2015 (rather than the state of affairs in the 1970s-1990s, when most of the books and papers I have were published)?
I'm ...
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