Text LinguisticsThe How and Why of Meaning
M.A.K. Halliday, Jonathan J. Webster
Series: Equinox Textbooks and Surveys in Linguistics Hardback Price £55.00/$95.00 Paperback Price £15.99/$24.95 |     |
Description
Whether prose or poetry, how does a text come to mean what it does? A functional-semantic approach to text analysis, such as is illustrated in this book, offers a revealing look at the resources of language at work in the creation of meaning, and a unique perspective on the text as object of study. Believing the best way to learn about text linguistics is through the analysis of full texts, the authors include analyses of texts, both spoken and written, drawn from a variety of genres, including examples of religious and political discourse. In the first section, the authors provide an overview suitable to those who are new to the theory and methodology of Systemic Functional Grammar and Rhetorical Structure Theory. Building on this foundation, section two presents the findings from several case studies in text analysis, demonstrating how to conduct indepth functional-semantic analysis of selected texts. This second section will benefit both beginners and those who have already had some background in the study of linguistics. Text Linguistics is the ideal choice for those who are learning about text linguistics, and functional approaches to language study.
Whether prose or poetry, how does a text come to mean what it does? A functional-semantic approach to text analysis, such as is illustrated in this book, offers a revealing look at the resources of language at work in the creation of meaning, and a unique perspective on the text as object of study. Believing the best way to learn about text linguistics is through the analysis of full texts, the authors include analyses of texts, both spoken and written, drawn from a variety of genres, including examples of religious and political discourse. In the first section, the authors provide an overview suitable to those who are new to the theory and methodology of Systemic Functional Grammar and Rhetorical Structure Theory. Building on this foundation, section two presents the findings from several case studies in text analysis, demonstrating how to conduct indepth functional-semantic analysis of selected texts. This second section will benefit both beginners and those who have already had some background in the study of linguistics. Text Linguistics is the ideal choice for those who are learning about text linguistics, and functional approaches to language study.
Contents
Introduction: A functional semantic perspective: functional - hierarchical - relational
Part I: Textual Meaning
1. Ideational Meaning
2. Interpersonal Meaning
3. Textual Meaning
4. Meaning Beyond the Clause
Part II: Case Studies in Text Analysis
5. Cracking the Poet's Code
6. Understanding the Sermon
7. Speaking of 9/11
Specifications
| ISBN-10 (Hardback) | 1904768474 |
| ISBN-13 (Hardback) | 9781904768470 |
| Price (Hardback) | £55.00/$95.00 |
| ISBN-10 (Paperback) | 1904768482 |
| ISBN-13 (Paperback) | 9781904768487 |
| Price (Paperback) | £15.99/$24.95 |
| Publication Date | May 2011 |
| Pages | 320 |
| Size | 244 x 169mm |
| Readership | University teachers; undergraduate and postgraduate students |
| Book Status | Not yet published |
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