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  • Part I - SFL: The Model

  • Edited by Geoff Thompson, University of Liverpool, Wendy L. Bowcher, Lise Fontaine, Cardiff University, David Schönthal, Cardiff University
  • Book:
    The Cambridge Handbook of Systemic Functional Linguistics
    Published online:
    03 May 2019
    Print publication:
    09 May 2019, pp 9-282

  • Summary

    This chapter outlines the important role of J. R. Firth and the underlying intellectual background to the development of Systemic Functional Linguistic theory. It sets out Firth’s approach to the role of linguistics in the human sciences, particularly his emphasis on meaning and context of situation, and outlines some of the fundamental differences between his view of language and other key views such as those held by Bloomfield and Chomsky. The chapter explains what Firth means when he argues that linguistics is about producing 'statements of meaning', and discusses three key terms that guide Firth’s approach to the study of language: patterns, pragma, and polysystem.

The Cambridge Handbook of Systemic Functional Linguistics
  • Edited by Geoff Thompson, Wendy L. Bowcher, Lise Fontaine, David Schönthal
  • Published online:
    03 May 2019
    Print publication:
    09 May 2019
  • Presenting a field-defining overview of one of the most appliable linguistic theories available today, this Handbook surveys the key issues in the study of systemic functional linguistics (SFL), covering an impressive range of theoretical perspectives. Written by some of the world's foremost SFL scholars, including M. A. K. Halliday, the founder of SFL theory, the handbook covers topics ranging from the theory behind the model, discourse analysis within SFL, applied SFL, to SFL in relation to other subfields of linguistics such as intonation, typology, clinical linguistics and education. Chapters include discussion on the possible future directions in which research might be conducted and issues that can be further investigated and resolved. Readers will be inspired to pursue the challenges raised within the volume, both theoretically and practically.