Systemic Functional Morphology: The Lexicogrammar of the Word

Systemic Functional Linguistics, Part 2 - Volume 2 - Christian M.I.M. Matthiessen

Christian M.I.M. Matthiessen [+-]
University of International Business and Economics (UIBE), Beijing
Christian M.I.M. Matthiessen is a Swedish-born linguist and a leading figure in the systemic functional linguistics (SFL) school, having authored or co-authored more than 160 books, refereed journal articles, and papers in refereed conference proceedings, with contributions to three television programs. He is currently Distinguished Professor in the Department of Linguistics at University of International Business and Economics, Beijing, Distinguished Professor of Linguistics, in the School of Foreign Languages, Hunan University, Guest Professor at Beijing Science and Technology University, and Honorary Professor at the Australian National University. Before this, he was Chair Professor, Department of English, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and Professor in the Linguistics Department of Macquarie University. Professor Matthiessen has worked in areas as diverse as language typology, linguistics and computing, grammatical descriptions of various languages, grammar and discourse, healthcare communication studies, functional grammar for English-language teachers, text analysis and translation, multisemiotic studies, and the evolution of language. He has supervised over 40 research students.

Description

Chapter 11 presents a systematic overview of the systemic functional approach to the area of lexicogrammar which is traditionally called “morphology”. Through defining the location of morphology in systemic functional theory, the grammar of words trinocularly is explicated in terms of the combination of the semiotic dimensions of rank, delicacy, stratification and instantiation. This chapter shows to what extent this trinocular view in terms of the hierarchies of rank and stratification differs from other theoretical models with respect to the description of morphological phenomena, how the systemic functional approach analyzes and/or classifies different morphological types of languages, and how this approach explains the lexical/grammatical distinction. Regarding the analysis of morphology issues, the main challenges of the systemic functional approach are discussed and its future research is also suggested.

Notify A Colleague

Citation

Matthiessen, Christian. Systemic Functional Morphology: The Lexicogrammar of the Word. Systemic Functional Linguistics, Part 2 - Volume 2. Equinox eBooks Publishing, United Kingdom. p. Feb 2025. ISBN 9781800505339. https://www.equinoxpub.com/home/view-chapter/?id=45288. Date accessed: 08 Oct 2024 doi: 10.1558/equinox.45288. Feb 2025

Dublin Core Metadata