| Description |
x, 689 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Pt. I. The clause -- 1. The architecture of language -- 2. Towards a functional grammar -- 3. Clause as message -- 4. Clause as exchange -- 5. Clause as representation -- Pt. II. Above, below and beyond the clause -- 6. Below the clause : groups and phrases -- 7. Above the clause : the clause complex -- 8. Group and phrase complexes -- 9. Around the clause : cohesion and discourse -- 10. Beyond the clause : metaphorical modes of expression |
| Summary |
"The approach taken in this book overcomes the distinction between theoretical and applied linguistics. The description of grammar is grounded in a comprehensive theory, but it is a theory that evolved in the process of being applied, making this an introduction for all students and scholars interested in the relation between grammar, meaning and discourse."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Previous ed.: 1994 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
English language -- Clauses.
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English language -- Grammar.
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English language -- Terms and phrases.
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Functional discourse grammar.
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Functionalism (Linguistics)
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Grammar, Comparative and general.
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| Author |
Matthiessen, Christian M. I. M.
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| LC no. |
2004559375 |
| ISBN |
0340761679 (paperback) |
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