unit four Functional Gramar
°Warm- Up Questions 1. What is functional grammar 2. What is transitivity?
• Warm-Up Questions: • 1. What is functional grammar? • 2. What is transitivity?
Objectives At the end of this unit you will 1. become familiar with functional grammar; 2. know metafunction, experiential function and interpersonal function 3. be able to use cohesive devices in the text
Objectives • At the end of this unit you will • 1. become familiar with functional grammar； • 2. know metafunction, experiential function and interpersonal function; • 3. be able to use cohesive devices in the text
introduction The differences between systemic grammar and other Linguistic theories Firstly, it attaches great importance to the sociological aspects of language Secondly, it views language as a form of doing rather than a form of knowing. It distinguishes potential linguistic behavior from actual linguistic behavior
The differences between systemic grammar and other linguistictheories: Firstly, it attaches great importance to the sociological aspects of language. Secondly, it views language as a form of doing rather than a form of knowing. It distinguishes potential linguistic behavior from actual linguistic behavior
Thirdly, it gives a relatively high priority to description of the characteristics of particular languages and particular varieties of languages Fourthly, it explains a number of aspects of language in terms of clines (i.e. ungrammatical >more unusual >less unusua→ less usua|→> grammatica)
• Thirdly, it gives a relatively high priority to description of the characteristics of particular languages and particular varieties of languages. • Fourthly, it explains a number of aspects of language in terms of clines. • (i.e. ungrammatical →more unusual →less unusual →less usual→ grammatical)