A Systemic Functional Grammar of Chinese

Erscheinungsjahr 2007
ISBN: 978-0-8264-9104-6
Verlag: Continnuum-3PL

Buch, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 605 g

An analysis of Chinese from a systemic functional perspective.

Foreword by M. A. K. Halliday.
- Endorsements from Christian Matthiessen (Macquarie University) and Y. Fang (Tsinghua University).
- Complements the recently published Systemic Functional Grammar of Japanese and Systemic Functional Grammar of French.

This book presents an analysis of Chinese grammar from a systemic functional perspective. Its main focus is the clausal grammar of Chinese, and Dr Li provides a thorough analysis of Chinese clauses according to their constituent parts. However, uniquely, the second half of the book extends this examination into an analysis of Chinese discourse and text analysis. Professor Halliday's foreword praises Eden Li's thorough analysis, and shows its relevance to the field of systemic functional linguistics in general. Systemic Functional Grammar of Chinese provides the reader with a general theoretical framework of grammar and discourse analysis from a systemic functional perspective.

Zielgruppe

Academics

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sum-hung Li, Eden

Halliday, M. A. K.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Einzelne Sprachen & Sprachfamilien
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturen sonstiger Sprachräume Ost- & Südostasiatische Literatur
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Grammatik, Syntax, Morphologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword by M A K Halliday
1. Historical and theoretical background
2. Building block: below the clause
3. Construing experience: clause as representation
4. Construing connectivity: grammatical logic
5. Enacting relationships: clause as exchange
6. Enabling discourse: clause as message
7. Above the clause: connexity of texts
References
Appendix

Über Autor(innen)

Eden Sum-hung Li is Research Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Education, University of Hong Kong.