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Text and context in functional linguistics / edited by Mohsen Ghadessy.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Current issues in linguistic theory ; Series IV, v. 169.
- Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series IV, Current issues in linguistic theory, 0304-0763 ; v. 169
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Context (Linguistics).
- Discourse analysis.
- Functionalism (Linguistics).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (367 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins, c1999.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The shift towards a sociolinguistic approach to the analysis of language in the last few decades has necessitated new definitions for a number of concepts that linguists have taken for granted for a long time. This volume attempts to demystify the important notions of 'text' and 'context' by providing clear definitions and examples within the assumptions of Systemic Functional (SF) linguistics. After a discussion of the role and significance of context by three eminent SF linguists in section one, the influence of context on text is dealt with in section two 'From Context to Language'. Section
- Contents:
- TEXT AND CONTEXT IN FUNCTIONAL LINGUISTICS; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of Contents; Foreword; Notes on the Contributors; Introduction; Chapter 1. The Notion of "Context" in Language Education; Chapter 2. Modelling context: A crooked path of progress in contextual linguistics; Chapter 3. Context in Dynamic Modelling; Chapter 4. Acting the part: Lexico-grammatical choices and contextual factors; Chapter 5. Textual Features and Contextual Factors for Register Identification; Chapter 6. Investigating Institutionalization in Context; Chapter 7. Context, Material Situation and Text
- Chapter 8. Speaking with reference to ContextName Index; Subject Index; Current Issues in Linguistic Theory
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-16380-9
- 9786612163807
- 90-272-9967-6
- OCLC:
- 70765183
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