Interpersonal Grammar : Systemic Functional Linguistic Theory and Description
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This pioneering volume lays out a set of methodological principles to guide the description of interpersonal grammar in different languages. It compares interpersonal systems and structures across a range of world languages, showing how discourse, interpersonal relationships between the speakers, and the purpose of their communication, all play a role in shaping the grammatical structures used in interaction. Following an introduction setting out these principles, each chapter focuses on a particular language - Khorchin Mongolian, Mandarin, Tagalog, Pitjantjatjara, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, British Sign Language and Scottish Gaelic - and explores mood, polarity, tagging, vocation, assessment and comment systems. The book provides a model for functional grammatical description that can be used to inform work on system and structure across languages as a foundation for functional language typology.
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- ISBN-13: 9781108493796
- ISBN-10: 1108493793
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- Publish Date: June 2021
- Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.69 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.25 pounds
- Page Count: 298
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