A Corpus-Based Study of Projection in English from the Systemic Functional Perspective

This book presents a comprehensive study on the phenomenon of projection in English language, drawing upon Halliday's systemic functional linguistics (SFL) model. It aims to clarify the grammatical status of projecting and projected clauses and explore their synchronic distribution features as well as diachronic evolution patterns.

This book provides insights into the understanding of the grammatical status of projection-related clauses. Furthermore, the uncovering of historical evolution trends contributes to the literature on grammatical metaphor in SFL. From a practical standpoint, the empirical investigations into the relationship between projection and text technicality provide important implications for English teaching pedagogy and discourse analysis.
 

List of contents

Introduction.- An Overview of Literature.- A Systemic Functional Approach to Projection in English.- Research Design.- Synchronic Distribution of Projection Relation.- Diachronic Distribution of Projection Relation.- Dicussion.- Conclusion.

About the author

Guo Man is an associate professor in the School of Foreign Languages, Sun Yat-sen University. She received her M.A. and Ph.D. degree both in Systemic Functional Linguistics, from Sun Yat-sen University. Her main research interests include systemic functional linguistics and EFL learning and teaching.

Product details

• Authors: Man Guo, Qingshun He
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.11.2024
• EAN: 9789819750931
• ISBN: 978-981-9750-93-1
• No. of pages: 194
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 13 mm x 235 mm
• Weight: 477 g
• Illustrations: XX, 194 p. 86 illus., 63 illus. in color.
• Series: The M.A.K. Halliday Library Functional Linguistics Series
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics