Locating Rhetorical Structure Theory in Systemic Functional Linguistics
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| 1. | Title | Title of document | Locating Rhetorical Structure Theory in Systemic Functional Linguistics - Rhetorical Structure Theory and Its Applications |
| 2. | Creator | Author's name, affiliation, country | Bo Wang; Sun Yat-sen University, China; China |
| 2. | Creator | Author's name, affiliation, country | Yuanyi Ma; Guangdong Polytechnic of Science and Technology; China |
| 3. | Subject | Discipline(s) | Linguistics |
| 4. | Subject | Keyword(s) | rhetorical structure theory; William Mann; Sandra Thompson; Christian Mathiessen; semantic; systemic functional linguistics; rhetorical relations; RST; SFL; translation studies; computational modelling; multimodal |
| 5. | Subject | Subject classification | Systemic Functional Linguistics |
| 6. | Description | Abstract | In Chapter 1, we relate RST to Systemic Functional Linguistics by locating RST in the various dimensions of SFL. In terms of stratification, RST serves as a semantic resource for realizing fields of activity within context, and it is in tern realized by the lexicogrammatical systems that are used in clause complexing (cf. Halliday 1985; Halliday & Matthiessen 2014: Chapter 7; see Matthiessen for explorations of fields of activity). In terms of metafunction, RST is located within the logical mode of the ideational metafunction, and it is closely related to the textual system of PROGRESSION and the experiential system of CONFIGURATION. RHETORICAL RELATIONS is a logical system. It has the properties of logical systems in general, and it involves both the systemic options from the system (paradigmatic property) and iterative relational structure (syntagmatic structure). In terms of instantiation, RST on the one hand deals with text analysis and investigates text ¬– a semantic unit located at the instance pole of the cline of instantiation. On the other hand, it is extended to the potential pole of the cline of instantiation as systems of rhetorical relations. Also, it involves the intermediate registerial patterns along the cline by taking registerial variation into consideration (see Chapter 4). |
| 7. | Publisher | Organizing agency, location | Equinox Publishing Ltd |
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| 9. | Date | (YYYY-MM-DD) | 01-Feb-2026 |
| 10. | Type | Status & genre | Peer-reviewed Article |
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| 13. | Identifier | Uniform Resource Identifier | https://journals.equinoxpub.com/index.php/books/article/view/41440 |
| 14. | Identifier | Digital Object Identifier | 10.1558/equinox.41440 |
| 15. | Source | Journal/conference title; vol., no. (year) | Equinox eBooks Publishing; Rhetorical Structure Theory and Its Applications |
| 16. | Language | English=en | en |
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