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The Functional Analysis of English: A Hallidayan Approach
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 425
EAN: 9780340600122
ISBN: 0340600128
Label: A Hodder Arnold Publication
Manufacturer: A Hodder Arnold Publication
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 288
Publication Date: September 29, 1995
Publisher: A Hodder Arnold Publication
Studio: A Hodder Arnold Publication
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Editorial Review:
This book provides a basic introduction to systemic-functional linguistics in the context of English. It presents the principles of a Hallidayan approach to language studies and introduces, in an explanatory way, a set of techniques for the grammatical analysis of English.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - None the wiser for reading this book
I thought this book would allow me to understand functional grammar.
Instead, I found a book that sets out a particular analysis without adequately explaining why such an analysis has been arrived at. It is the worst kind of 'school textbook', telling the student what the dogma is without trying to reason with him/her, as a presumably intelligent person, why such an analysis is the preferred one.
For instance, their analysis of 'The kettle is boiling' into Given information ... Read More
Rating:  - An excellent introduction to functional grammar
Halliday's functional grammar is a unique way of describing how language is actually used in a social situation. This is not a grammar of rules, but rather an analysis of language and its functions.
Tom and Meriel Bloor's book is the best introduction to this grammar. Written as a course textbook, with a clear, methodical presentation and exercises, it can also be read as a general introduction for the curious. It is complete and highly readable, and the grammatical theories it presents ... Read More
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