A Systemic Functional Grammar of French: From Grammar to Discourse

Author:   Alice Caffarel-Cayron ,  M a K Halliday ,  M a K Halliday
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Edition:   NIPPOD
ISBN:  

9781847063359


Pages:   288
Publication Date:   01 August 2008
Format:   Paperback
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier.

Our Price $76.99 Quantity:  
Add to Cart

Share |

A Systemic Functional Grammar of French: From Grammar to Discourse


Add your own review!

Overview

'[The] consistent interplay between theoretical and applied pursuits has always been a defining feature of systemic functional theory... This kind of mutual enrichment is clearly demonstrated in Alice Caffarel's work. The result is a description which penetrates to the heart of the language, revealing it at one and the same time as a specimen of the human semiotic and a unique resource for the continuous creation of meaning.' Professor M A K Halliday, from the Preface.

Full Product Details

Author:   Alice Caffarel-Cayron ,  M a K Halliday ,  M a K Halliday
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Bloomsbury Continuum
Edition:   NIPPOD
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.352kg
ISBN:  

9781847063359


ISBN 10:   1847063357
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   01 August 2008
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier.
Language:   English

Table of Contents

Foreword by M A K Halliday Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Systemic Functional Theory as a Metalanguage for Description 2. The Grammar of Ideation 1: Logical Metafunction 3. The Grammar of Ideation 2: Experiential Metafunction 4. The Grammar of Negotiation: Interpersonal Metafunction 5. The 'Enabling' Grammar: Textual Metafunction Glossary

Reviews

Readers unfamiliar with SF grammar's functional framework and its technical terminology will find this text challenging indeed. Furthermore, although Caffarel does comment about linguistic typology on occasion, there is little attempt to contrast French with other languages. -Carl S. Blyth, MLJ Reviews, (Modern Language Journal), Vol. 92 No. 3, 2008


'[The] consistent interplay between theoretical and applied pursuits has always been a defining feature of systemic functional theory... This kind of mutual enrichment is clearly demonstrated in Alice Caffarel's work. The result is a description which penetrates to the heart of the language, revealing it at one and the same time as a specimen of the human semiotic and a unique resource for the continuous creation of meaning.' Professor M A K Halliday, from the Preface Readers unfamiliar with SF grammar's functional framework and its technical terminology will find this text challenging indeed. Furthermore, although Caffarel does comment about linguistic typology on occasion, there is little attempt to contrast French with other languages. -Carl S. Blyth, MLJ Reviews, (Modern Language Journal), Vol. 92 No. 3, 2008 In the volume's foreword, Michael Halliday, the foremost SF linguist, claims that Caffarel's work will interest three different groups of readers: (a) readers already familiar with SF but unfamiliar with French lexicogrammar, (b) readers already familiar with French but unfamiliar with SF, and (c) readers interested in a typological approach to linguistic metafunctions. In my opinion, the work is most appropriate for the first group of readers... this volume seems best suited for readers already familiar with discourse-oriented or usage-based grammar, either in terms of SF grammar or another framework, such as cognitive grammar or construction grammar. - Carl S. Blyth, MLJ Reviews, (Modern Language Journal), Vol. 92 No. 3, 2008--Sanford Lakoff


'[The] consistent interplay between theoretical and applied pursuits has always been a defining feature of systemic functional theory... This kind of mutual enrichment is clearly demonstrated in Alice Caffarel's work. The result is a description which penetrates to the heart of the language, revealing it at one and the same time as a specimen of the human semiotic and a unique resource for the continuous creation of meaning.' Professor M A K Halliday, from the Preface In the volume's foreword, Michael Halliday, the foremost SF linguist, claims that Caffarel's work will interest three different groups of readers: (a) readers already familiar with SF but unfamiliar with French lexicogrammar, (b) readers already familiar with French but unfamiliar with SF, and (c) readers interested in a typological approach to linguistic metafunctions. In my opinion, the work is most appropriate for the first group of readers... this volume seems best suited for readers already familiar with discourse-oriented or usage-based grammar, either in terms of SF grammar or another framework, such as cognitive grammar or construction grammar. - Carl S. Blyth, MLJ Reviews, (Modern Language Journal), Vol. 92 No. 3, 2008--Sanford Lakoff Readers unfamiliar with SF grammar's functional framework and its technical terminology will find this text challenging indeed. Furthermore, although Caffarel does comment about linguistic typology on occasion, there is little attempt to contrast French with other languages. -Carl S. Blyth, MLJ Reviews, (Modern Language Journal), Vol. 92 No. 3, 2008


Author Information

Dr Alice Caffarel is Senior Lecturer in the Department of French Studies at the University of Sydney.

Tab Content 6

Author Website:  

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

No review item found!

Add your own review!

Countries Available

All regions
Latest Reading Guide

Aorrng

Shopping Cart
Your cart is empty
Shopping cart
Mailing List