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Interpersonal Grammar

Systemic Functional Linguistic Theory and Description

J R Martin editor Giacomo Figueredo editor Beatriz Quiroz editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:3rd Aug '23

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Using a unified methodological and theoretical framework, this book compares interpersonal grammar systems across different languages.

By comparing interpersonal grammar systems – whereby the grammatical structures of languages are interpreted in terms of the purposes for which they are used – this state-of-the-art book proposes a set of methodological principles for the descriptions of a range of world languages within a unified theoretical framework.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.

ISBN: 9781108725538

Dimensions: 228mm x 152mm x 15mm

Weight: 440g

297 pages