Functional Grammar 楚军外国语学院
楚军 外国语学院 Functional Grammar
Functional Grammar:Introduction On the basis of F.de Saussure,there arise different schools of linguistic studies: Glossematics(语符学派)，or called Copenhagen School--represented by a Danish L.Hjelmslev; Prague School--by V.Mathesius,N.S.Trubetzkoy, R.Jakobson,A.Martinet--functionalists; London School--by J.R.Firth. Later,B.Malinowski,B.L.Whorf,W.Labov,B Bernstein also accepted the viewpoints of functionalism,and make their own contributions to functional linguistic
Functional Grammar: Introduction On the basis of F. de Saussure, there arise different schools of linguistic studies: Glossematics (语符学派), or called Copenhagen School--represented by a Danish L. Hjelmslev; Prague School--by V. Mathesius, N.S. Trubetzkoy, R. Jakobson, A. Martinet--functionalists; London School--by J.R. Firth. Later, B. Malinowski, B.L. Whorf, W. Labov, B. Bernstein also accepted the viewpoints of functionalism, and make their own contributions to functional linguistic
Functional Grammar:Introduction M.A.K.Halliday(韩礼德)，a linguist in Sidney University,inherited the traditions of Prague School,widely absorbed the thoughts and ideas of the ancesters and colleagues in linguistics, established his own 'Systemic-Functional Grammar'. Halliday approaches the functional relationship between language and society from angle of anthropology and sociology.He sees language as part of social semiotics,a social interaction and a tool of social communication. He stresses the function of language
Functional Grammar: Introduction M.A.K. Halliday (韩礼德), a linguist in Sidney University, inherited the traditions of Prague School, widely absorbed the thoughts and ideas of the ancesters and colleagues in linguistics, established his own 'Systemic-Functional Grammar'. Halliday approaches the functional relationship between language and society from angle of anthropology and sociology. He sees language as part of social semiotics, a social interaction and a tool of social communication. He stresses the function of language
Grammatical systems realizing semantic functions ldeational function is realized in transitivity system; interpersonal function in mood system, and textual function in theme system
Ideational function is realized in transitivity system; interpersonal function in mood system, and textual function in theme system. Grammatical systems realizing semantic functions
Transitivity system:Clause as Representation The system of transitivity expresses the reflective, experiential aspect of meaning. Transitivity specifies the different types of process that are recognized in language,and the structure by which they are expressed. A process consists potentially of three components: 1)the process itself; 2)participants in the process; 3)circumstances associated with the process
Transitivity system: Clause as Representation The system of transitivity expresses the reflective, experiential aspect of meaning. Transitivity specifies the different types of process that are recognized in language, and the structure by which they are expressed. A process consists potentially of three components: 1) the process itself; 2) participants in the process; 3) circumstances associated with the process