Invitation to Systemic Functional Linguistics through the Cardiff Grammar: An Extension and Simplification of Halliday's Systemic Functional Grammar [3 ed.] 9781845533953
This short book is intended for two groups of readers, and so is two books in one. First, it is a genuinely introductory
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Table of contents :
Prelims
Preface to the Third Edition 1 – 2
Preface to the Second Edition (updated) 3 – 5
1
Who this book is for, where it comes from, and how to read it [+] 6 – 35
2
The place of syntax in an overall model of language [+] 36 – 43
3
Introducing the syntax of TRANSITIVITY and MOOD: a simple example [+] 44 – 59
4
Developing reliable analysis skills: towards an adequate set of Guidelines [+] 60 – 71
5
A minimal theory of syntax: keeping things simple [+] 72 – 82
6
The special case of ‘being’ as a Main Verb – and some related concepts [+] 83 – 92
7
Interlude: a systemic functional grammar for the structures introduced so far [+] 93 – 103
8
Three types of Auxiliary Verb, one type of ‘Theme’ and one type of ‘Newness’ [+] 104 – 124
9
POLARITY, ‘Contrastive Newness’ and Preliminary Guidelines with an improved Mood Test [+] 125 – 135
10
An overview of the syntax of TRANSITIVITY: Participants as Subjects and Complements [+] 136 – 149
11
An overview of the syntax of MOOD [+] 150 – 165
12
The syntax of Circumstances and other types of Adjunct [+] 166 – 182
13
The syntax of TRANSITIVITY: five more concepts [+] 183 – 197
14
Three new elements: Infinitive, Auxiliary Extension and Vocative [+] 198 – 207
15
Full Guidelines for clause analysis [+] 208 – 231
16
A final analysis task [+] 232 – 236
17
Beyond the simple clause: two further dimensions [+] 237 – 247
Appendix
Appendix 1 [+] 248 – 252
Appendix 2 [+] 253 – 258
References
References 259 – 266
Index
Index [+] 267 – 272
