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Zusatztext 'These four volumes (4, 5, 6 and 7) venture into remarkably diverse fields. How one man could master the minutiae of all these areas of linguistic research is a matter for wonder and admiration. As a linguistic polymath, Halliday far outstrips all contemporaries...One need look for no further explanation of Halliday's current stature as doyen of British linguistics. The publication of Halliday's complete papers is an important contribution to scholarly documentation.' Informationen zum Autor Professor Jonathan J. Webster is Head of the Department of Chinese, Translation and Linguistics at the City University of Hong Kong. He is also the Managing Editor of the International Linguistics Association’s journal WORD , and the editor of the forthcoming Journal of World Languages (2014). M.A.K. Halliday was Emeritus Professor of Linguistics at the University of Sydney. Klappentext A fascinating, seventh volume in the Collected Works of M.A.K Halliday series, on Studies in English Language. Vorwort A fascinating, seventh volume in the Collected Works of M.A.K Halliday series, on Studies in English Language. Zusammenfassung Covers topics such as transitivity, theme-rheme, mood, and modality in English. This book also presents papers on English intonation and grammar including discussion of word order in English and the complex structures typical of informal spontaneous conversation. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Introduction: Towards an Appliable Description of the Grammar of a Language Part I: Theoretical Foundations Editor's Introduction 1. Notes on Transitivity and Theme in English - Part 1 2. Notes on Transitivity and Theme in English - Part 2 3. Notes on Transitivity and Theme in English - Part 3 4. Options and Functions in the English Clause 5. Diversity in Language, as Seen From a Consideration of Modality and Mood in English Part II: Special Topics Editor's Introduction 6. On Being 7. It's a Fixed Word Order Language is English Part III: Intonation and Grammar Editor's Introduction 8. The Tones of English 9. Intonation in English Grammar 10. English Intonation as a Resource for Discourse Part VI: Analyses Editor's Introduction 11. 'The Teacher Taught the Student English': An Essay in Applied Linguistics 12. On the Grammar of Pain Bibliography Index ...
