14.1873, Books: Functional & Systemic Ling: Butler

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Subject: 14.1873, Books: Functional & Systemic Ling: Butler

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Date:  Thu, 03 Jul 2003 11:12:12 +0000
From:  paul at benjamins.com
Subject:  Structure and Function: Butler

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Date:  Thu, 03 Jul 2003 11:12:12 +0000
From:  paul at benjamins.com
Subject:  Structure and Function: Butler

Title: Structure and Function: A Guide to Three Major
       Structural-Functional Theories
Subtitle: Part 1: Approaches to the simplex clause
Series Title: Studies in Language Companion Series 63

Publication Year: 2003
Publisher: John Benjamins
           http://www.benjamins.com/, http://www.benjamins.nl		

Book URL:
http://www.benjamins.nl/cgi-bin/t_bookview.cgi?bookid=SLCS_63

Author: Christopher S. Butler, University of Wales, Swansea

Hardback: ISBN: 9027230692, Pages: xx, 573 pp., Price: EUR 140.00
Hardback: ISBN: 1588113566, Pages: xx, 573 pp., Price: USD 140.00
Paperback: ISBN: 1588113574, Pages: xx, 573 pp., Price: USD 69.95
Paperback: ISBN: 9027230706, Pages: xx, 573 pp., Price: EUR 70.00

Abstract:

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.

Table of contents

Acknowledgements  xiii
Preface  xv
1. Functionalist approaches to language  1-31
2. Functionalism, structural functionalism and structural-functional
   grammars: An examination of six approaches to language 33-62
3. The clause in Functional Grammar: An introduction  63-117
4. The clause in Role and Reference Grammar: An introduction  119-151
5. The clause in Systematic Functional Grammar: An introduction
   153-197
6. An interim critical comparison of approaches  199-249
7. The structure and meaning of phrasal units  251-336
8. Representing situations  337-448
9. Temporality, aspectuality, modality and polarity  449-509
References  511-534
Name index  535-539
Language index  541-542
Subject index  543-570

Lingfield(s):   Functional & Systemic Ling (Linguistic Theories)
		Linguistic Theories

Written In:  English (Language Code: ENG)

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