Halliday'S Introduction To Functional Grammar Av M.A.K. Halliday, Christian M.I.M. (Hong Kong Polytechnic University) Matthiessen

<P>Fully updated and revised, this fourth edition of <I>Halliday''s Introduction to Functional Grammar</I> explains the principles of systemic functional grammar, enabling the reader to understand and apply them in any context. Halliday''s innovative approach of engaging with grammar through discourse has become a worldwide phenomenon in linguistics.</P><P>Updates to the new edition include: </P><UL><LI> Recent uses of systemic functional linguistics to provide further guidance for students, scholars and researchers</LI><LI>More on the ecology of grammar, illustrating how each major system serves to realise a semantic system</LI><LI>A systematic indexing and classification of examples</LI><LI>More from corpora, thus allowing for easy access to data</LI></UL><P><I>Halliday''s Introduction to Functional Grammar, Fourth Edition</I>, is the standard reference text for systemic functional linguistics and an ideal introduction for students and scholars interested in the relation between