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  • Non-Finiteness

    A Process-Relation Perspective

    by Bingjun Yang ...
    'Non-finiteness' is a phenomenon that occurs in most natural languages, whereby a verb is not inflected by grammatical tense, and does not possess the grammatical features of aspect, mood or voice. Various theories have been developed to explain their distribution and their role in clause structure, but many instances of non-finiteness remain unaccounted for. Taking a functional approach, this ... Read more

    $26.29 USD

  • Corpus-based Approaches to Grammar, Media and Health Discourses

    Systemic Functional and Other Perspectives

    Edited by Bingjun Yang, Wen Li ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    This edited volume gathers corpus-based studies on topics including English grammar and discourses on media and health, mainly from a systemic functional linguistics (SFL) perspective, in order to reveal the potential of SFL, which has been emphasized by Halliday. Various other perspectives, such as philosophy, statistics, genre studies, etc. are also included to promote SFL’s potential ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Absolute Clauses in English from the Systemic Functional Perspective

    A Corpus-Based Study

    by Qingshun He, Bingjun Yang ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book focuses on the structural diversity, semantic variability, case choice, stylistic characteristics and diachronic distribution of English absolute clauses. The syntactic roles assumed by absolute clauses in the traditional sense can be categorized into clausal adjuncts, attendant circumstances and appositives. These three types of function correspond to the three hypotactic expansions in ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Language Policy

    A Systemic Functional Linguistic Approach

    by Bingjun Yang, Rui Wang ...
    Series series China Perspectives
    In recent years, research has prospered in the study of language policy. However, there are still many problems behind this prosperity. For example, much of the research lacks theoretical intervention and neglects perspectives of linguistic theories. This book, a trailblazer for academic researchers in the fields of language policy and Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) as appliable linguistics ... Read more

    $38.99 USD

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  • Intercultural Communication

    A Discourse Approach

    by Ron Scollon, Suzanne Wong Scollon, Rodney H. Jones ...
    Series series Language in Society
    This newly revised edition is both a lively introduction and practical guide to the main concepts and challenges of intercultural communication. Grounded in interactional sociolinguistics and discourse analysis, this work integrates theoretical principles and methodological advice, presenting students, researchers, and practitioners with a comprehensive and unified resource.Features new original ... Read more

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  • Halliday's Introduction to Functional Grammar 4th edition

    by M.A.K. Halliday, Christian M.I.M. Matthiessen ...
    Fully updated and revised, this fourth edition of Halliday's Introduction to Functional Grammar explains the principles of systemic functional grammar, enabling the reader to understand and apply them in any context. Halliday's innovative approach of engaging with grammar through discourse has become a worldwide phenomenon in linguistics.Updates to the new edition include:Recent uses of systemic ... Read more

    $76.99 USD

  • An Introduction to Sociolinguistics

    by Ronald Wardhaugh, Janet M. Fuller ...
    Series series Blackwell Textbooks in Linguistics
    AN INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLINGUISTICSThe new eighth edition of An Introduction to Sociolinguistics brings this valuable, bestselling textbook up to date with the latest in sociolinguistic research and pedagogy, providing a broad overview of the study of language in social context with accessible coverage of major concepts, theories, methods, issues, and debates within the field. This leading text ... Read more

    $44.00 USD

  • What is Morphology?

    by Mark Aronoff, Kirsten Fudeman ...
    Series Book 8 - Fundamentals of Linguistics
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    $38.00 USD

  • The Handbook of English for Specific Purposes

    Edited by Brian Paltridge, Sue Starfield ...
    Series Book 120 - Blackwell Handbooks in Linguistics
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    $52.00 USD

  • Linguistics

    Edited by Anne E. Baker, Kees Hengeveld ...
    Series Book 26 - Introducing Linguistics
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  • Succeeding With Your Literature Review: A Handbook For Students

    by Paul Oliver ...
    This book provides practical guidance on processes of researching a range of relevant literature on a subject, planning and writing a literature review. ... Read more

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