Abstract
M. A. K. Halliday's systemic functional linguistic theory (SFL) describes language as a resource for making meaning. What enables this meaning-making potential of language is grammar, which is characterized by both functional diversity and a stratal organization. Meaning functions more than just to construe the phenomena of experience; it functions also to enact social relationships. This article presents the metafunctional basis of language, including the experiential, logical, interpersonal, and textual aspects of meaning, and concludes with a discussion of SFL's commitment to doing “apply-able” linguistics.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | The International Encyclopedia of Language and Social Interaction. |
| Editors | Karen Tracy, Cornelia Ilie, Todd Sandel |
| Publisher | Wiley-Blackwell |
| Pages | 1464-1474 |
| Volume | 1-3 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781118611463 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781118611104 |
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| Publication status | Published - May 2015 |
Bibliographical note
Research Unit(s) information for this publication is provided by the author(s) concerned.Research Keywords
- lexico-grammar
- metafunction
- semogenic
- stratal
- systemic functional