Systemic Functional Grammar of French - A Simple Introduction

A Systemic Functional Grammar of French provides an accessible introduction to systemic functional linguistics through French.

This concise introduction to the systemic functional grammar (SFG) framework provides illustrations throughout that highlight how the framework can be used to analyse authentic language texts.

This will be of interest to students in alternative linguistic frameworks who wish to acquire a basic understanding of SFG as well as academics in related areas, such as literary and cultural studies, interested in seeing how SFG can be applied to their fields.

List of contents

Chapter 1. By way of introduction Chapter 2. Encoding language: lexicogrammatical functions Chapter 3. Representing the world: the ideational metafunction Chapter 4. Creating relationships: the interpersonal metafunction Chapter 5. Ordering the text: the textual metafunction Chapter 6. Going beyond the text: register Chapter 7. Moulding the text: grammatical metaphor Chapter 8. Expanding the interpersonal metafunction: Appraisal Theory Chapter 9. Signing off, but not closing down

About the author

David Banks is Emeritus Professor of English Linguistics at Université de Bretagne Occidentale, France.

Summary

A Systemic Functional Grammar of French provides an accessible introduction to systemic functional linguistics through French.

Product details

• Authors: David Banks
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2020
• EAN: 9780367607425
• ISBN: 978-0-367-60742-5
• No. of pages: 120
• Subjects: Education and learning > Adult education/adult education classes > Adult education class / course materials (language); Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; French, FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / French, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Grammar & Punctuation, Grammar & vocabulary, Language learning: grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Spelling & Vocabulary