The Interpersonal Perspective on the Clause
Historical Linguistics and the History of English - A Systemic Function Approach - Michael Cummings
Michael Cummings [+]
York University, Toronto.
Michael Cummings is Professor emeritus and Senior Scholar in the English Department of York University, Toronto. His research interests include Systemic Functional linguistic approaches to discourse and lexico-grammar in Old English and modern English.
Description
The texts from each of the four historical stages are used to initiate a discussion of the systems and structures of their clauses from the interpersonal perspective. Progressive changes to interpersonal clause systems and structures from the Old English to the modern English period are tracked.