Text and Context in Functional Linguistics: 169 (Current Issues in Linguistic Theory) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9027236747 ISBN 13: 9789027236746

Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Co, 1999

Synopsis

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 three ‘From Language to Context’ considers textual features and their relationship to contextual factors. All the contributors base their analyses on data collected from a variety of spoken and written registers of contemporary English.

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Synopsis

This text aims to examine the nature of text and context, using theoretical models based in the framework of Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL). All the contributors base their analyses on genuine data collected from a variety of spoken and written registers of contemporary English.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Co
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9027236747
• ISBN 13: 9789027236746
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 358
• Editor: Ghadessy Mohsen