Functional Grammar And Verbal Interaction

Author : Michael Hannay,Mike Hannay,A. Machtelt Bolkestein
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1998-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027230478

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Functional Grammar and Verbal Interaction by Michael Hannay,Mike Hannay,A. Machtelt Bolkestein Pdf

Functional Grammar (FG) as set out by Simon Dik is the ambitious combination of a functionalist approach to the study of language with a consistent formalization of the underlying structures which it recognizes as relevant. The present volume represents the attempts made within the FG framework to expand the theory so as to cover a wider empirical domain than is usual for highly formalized linguistic theories, namely that of written and spoken discourse, while retaining its methodological precision. The book covers an array of phenomena, both from monologue and from dialogue material, relating to discourse structure, speaker aims and goals, action theory, the flow of information, illocutionary force, modality, etc. The central question underlying most of the contributions concerns the relation between, and the division of labour between the existing grammatical module of FG on the one hand, and a discourse or pragmatic module capable of handling such discourse phenomena on the other. What emerges are new proposals for the formal treatment of for instance illocutionary force and the informational status of constituents. Many of the data discussed are from 'real' language rather than being invented, and samples from various languages other than English (Spanish, Polish, Latin, French) are examined and used as illustrations of the theoretical problem to be solved. Readership: theoretical linguists and discourse and conversation analysts

Author : Mike Hannay,A. Machtelt Bolkestein
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1998-07-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027281883

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Functional Grammar and Verbal Interaction by Mike Hannay,A. Machtelt Bolkestein Pdf

Functional Grammar (FG) as set out by Simon Dik is the ambitious combination of a functionalist approach to the study of language with a consistent formalization of the underlying structures which it recognizes as relevant. The present volume represents the attempts made within the FG framework to expand the theory so as to cover a wider empirical domain than is usual for highly formalized linguistic theories, namely that of written and spoken discourse, while retaining its methodological precision. The book covers an array of phenomena, both from monologue and from dialogue material, relating to discourse structure, speaker aims and goals, action theory, the flow of information, illocutionary force, modality, etc. The central question underlying most of the contributions concerns the relation between, and the division of labour between the existing grammatical module of FG on the one hand, and a discourse or pragmatic module capable of handling such discourse phenomena on the other. What emerges are new proposals for the formal treatment of for instance illocutionary force and the informational status of constituents. Many of the data discussed are from ‘real’ language rather than being invented, and samples from various languages other than English (Spanish, Polish, Latin, French) are examined and used as illustrations of the theoretical problem to be solved. Readership: theoretical linguists and discourse and conversation analysts

Author : Hella Olbertz
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 613 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2011-09-06
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110820881

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Verbal Periphrases in a Functional Grammar of Spanish by Hella Olbertz Pdf

Author : Sadhana Gupta
Publisher : Firewall Media
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Communication
ISBN : 8131803724

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Communication Skills and Functional Grammar by Sadhana Gupta Pdf

Author : J. Lachlan Mackenzie,María de los Ángeles Gómez-González
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2008-08-22
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110197112

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A New Architecture for Functional Grammar by J. Lachlan Mackenzie,María de los Ángeles Gómez-González Pdf

This volume, which represents a major advance on Simon Dik's final statement of the theory (1997), lays the foundation for the future evolution of FG towards a Functional Discourse Grammar. It rises to the double challenge of specifying the interface between discourse and grammar and of detailing the expression rules that link semantic representation and morphosyntactic form. The opening chapter, by Kees Hengeveld, sets out in programmatic form a new architecture for FG which both preserves the best of the traditional model and offers a place for numerous recent insights. The remaining chapters are devoted to refining and developing the programme laid down by Hengeveld, bringing in data from a range of languages as well as theoretical insights inspired by adjoining frameworks. Of special interest are an account by Matthew Anstey of how current proposals arise from the history of FG and various chapters in which the model is brought much closer to an account of real-time language production, notably including the first ever detailed account of the workings of expression rules, by Dik Bakker and Anna Siewierska. The final chapter, also by Hengeveld, draws together the findings of the various chapters, culminating in an elaborated model that represents the most sophisticated statement of Functional Grammar currently available. The volume thus gives a coherent account of FG as a theory which combines formal explicitness with a broad account of language functions.

Author : Simon C. Dik
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2021-03-22
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9783112420126

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Functional Grammar by Simon C. Dik Pdf

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Author : Matthew P. Anstey,J. Lachlan Mackenzie
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2012-03-12
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110901191

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Crucial Readings in Functional Grammar by Matthew P. Anstey,J. Lachlan Mackenzie Pdf

Crucial Readings in Functional Grammar is an invaluable resource to anyone working in Functional Grammar, student and scholar alike. It contains important articles that have led to new avenues of research in the theory beyond Dik's two-volume Functional Grammar (1997), each concluded with a short paragraph with suggestions for further research. The book also contains an introduction to current Functional Grammar theory by the editors. Crucial Readings is unique in bringing together in one volume the various ideas that complement Dik's canonical presentation of the theory. The editorial contributions provide a comprehensive review of Functional Grammar publications.

Author : Simon C. Dik
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 536 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 3110154048

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The Theory of Functional Grammar: The structure of the clause by Simon C. Dik Pdf

Introduction When one takes a functional approach to the study of natural languages, the ultimate questions one is interested in can be formulated as: How does the natural language user (NLU) work? How do speakers and addressees succeed ...

Author : Robin P. Fawcett
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UOM:39015005022598

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Cognitive Linguistics and Social Interaction by Robin P. Fawcett Pdf

Author : Hella Olbertz
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 616 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 3110154021

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Verbal Periphrases in a Functional Grammar of Spanish by Hella Olbertz Pdf

Contains a description of all the different types of verbal periphrases used in modern peninsular Spanish. Defining periphrases as "productive verbal constructions with a partially grammaticized finite verb," the study strives to account for the partly lexical and partly grammatical status of periphrases within the theoretical framework of Functional Grammar--which views language as a tool for verbal communication rather than as an autonomous system. The study finds that, for certain complexities of periphrase usage, Functional Grammar needs to be adapted. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Caroline Coffin,Jim Donohue,Sarah North
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2013-04-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781135692285

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Exploring English Grammar by Caroline Coffin,Jim Donohue,Sarah North Pdf

This engaging textbook bridges the gap between traditional and functional grammar. Starting with a traditional approach, students will develop a firm grasp of traditional tools for analysis and learn how SFG (Systemic Functional Grammar) can be used to enrich the traditional formal approach. Using a problem-solving approach, readers explore how grammatical structures function in different contexts by using a wide variety of thought-provoking and motivating texts including advertisements, cartoons, phone calls and chatroom dialogue. Each chapter focuses on a real world issue or problem that can be investigated linguistically, such as "mis"-translation or problems arising from a communication disorder. By working on these problems, students will become equipped to understand and analyze formal and functional grammar in different genres and styles. With usable and accessible activities throughout, Exploring English Grammar is ideal for upper undergraduate and postgraduate students of English language and linguistics.

Author : Daniel García Velasco,Jan Rijkhoff
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 3110198673

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The Noun Phrase in Functional Discourse Grammar by Daniel García Velasco,Jan Rijkhoff Pdf

The articles in this volume analyse the noun phrase within the framework of Functional Discourse Grammar (FDG), the successor to Simon C. Dik's Functional Grammar. In its current form, FDG has an explicit top-down organization and distinguishes four hierarchically organized, interacting levels: (i) the interpersonal level (language as communicational process), (ii) the representational level (language as a carrier of content), (iii) the morphosyntactic level and (iv) the phonological level. Together they constitute the grammatical component, which in its turn interacts with a cognitive and a communicative component. This comprehensive approach to linguistic analysis is also reflected in this volume, which contains rich and substantial contributions concerning many different aspects of the noun phrase. At the same time, the analysis of a major linguistic construction from various perspectives is an excellent way to test a new model of grammar with regard to some of the standards of adequacy for linguistic theories. The book contains several papers dealing with matters of representation and formalization of the noun phrase (the articles by Kees Hengeveld, José Luis González Escribano, Jan Rijkhoff and Evelien Keizer). Other contributors are more concerned with the practical application of the model with regard to discourse-interpersonal matters (Chris Butler, John H. Connolly), whereas the chapters by Dik Bakker and Roland Pfau and by Daniel García Velasco deal with morphosyntactic issues. In all, the variety of issues addressed and the range of languages considered prove that one of the important advantages of the FDG model is precisely the fact that grammatical phenomena can be treated from a semantic, pragmatic, morpho-syntactic, phonological or textual perspective in a coherent fashion.

Author : Christopher Butler
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 593 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2003-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027230706

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Structure and Function: Approaches to the simplex clause by Christopher Butler Pdf

Volume one of a two volume set outlining and comparing three approaches to the study of language labelled 'structural-functionalist': functional grammar (FG); role and reference grammar (RRG); and systemic functional grammar (SFG).

Author : John H. Connolly,Roel M. Vismans,Christopher S. Butler,Richard A. Gatward
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2011-06-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110812237

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Discourse and Pragmatics in Functional Grammar by John H. Connolly,Roel M. Vismans,Christopher S. Butler,Richard A. Gatward Pdf

The contents of this volume are a selection from the papers given at the Sixth International Conference on Functional Grammar (ICFG), which was held in York, at the University College of Ripon and York St John, from 18 to 22 August, 1994. Functional Grammar as understood in the ICFGs and in this volume is the linguistic model as proposed by Simon Dik, and to date most extensively described and discussed in Dik (1989). The indebtedness of the FG-community to Simon Dik, who died six months after the conference was held, is great indeed. The editors hope that this volume is a fitting tribute to his work.

Author : Mike Hannay,Gerard J. Steen
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2007-03-29
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027292599

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Structural-Functional Studies in English Grammar by Mike Hannay,Gerard J. Steen Pdf

This collection presents a number of studies in the lexico-grammar of English which focus on the one hand on close reading of language in context and on the other hand on current functional theoretical concerns. The various contributions represent distinct functionalist models of language, including Functional Grammar and Functional Discourse Grammar, Systemic-Functional Grammar, Role and Reference Grammar, Cognitive Grammar and Construction Grammar. Taken together, however, they typify current work being conducted from the grammatical perspective within the functionalist enterprise, emphasizing on the relation between structure and usage. A fundamental goal of the enterprise is to identify linguistic structures which are constrained by specific features of use, or which actually encode specific features of use, as many of the contributions here show.