Structure and Function – A Guide to Three Major Structural-Functional Theories A Guide to Three Major Structural-functional Theories

Structure and Function – A Guide to Three Major Structural-Functional Theories A Guide to Three Major Structural-functional Theories

EnglishPaperback / softback
Butler Christopher S.
John Benjamins Publishing Co
EAN: 9789027230706
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This book and its companion volume present a detailed guide to three major structural-functional theories: Functional Grammar, Role and Reference Grammar and Systemic Functional Grammar. This first volume provides the necessary background through a discussion of the characteristics of functional theories, followed by a brief analysis of six approaches to language in the light of this discussion. These chapters lead to a characterization of a smaller set of ‘structural-functional grammars’, among which FG, RRG and SFG are central. An overview of each of these theories in relation to the simplex clause is then presented, followed by a more critical comparison. The remainder of the book deals with the structure and meaning of phrasal units, the representation of situations, and the treatment of tense, aspect, modality and polarity, across the three theories. A major feature of the book is the use of examples from corpora of English and other languages, which serve not only to exemplify theoretical and descriptive claims, but also at times to challenge them.

EAN 9789027230706
ISBN 9027230706
Binding Paperback / softback
Publisher John Benjamins Publishing Co
Publication date June 30, 2003
Pages 593
Language English
Dimensions 240 x 160
Country Netherlands
Readership Professional & Scholarly
Authors Butler Christopher S.
Illustrations index
Series Structure and Function – A Guide to Three Major Structural-Functional Theories
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