Perspectives from Systemic Functional Linguistics

<p>This innovative collection brings together contributions from established and emerging scholars highlighting the "appliability" of Systemic Functional Linguistics and the ways in which theoretical and analytical conclusions drawn from its applications can inform and advance the study of language. The book discusses SFL’s theoretical foundations and development in recent years to demonstrate its evolution into a more effective analytical tool. Building on this theoretical framework, the volume showcases the theory’s applications in case studies exploring four sub-disciplines of language study: multilingual studies; translation studies; language learning and language teaching; and genre analysis. This all-inclusive volume demonstrates both Systemic Functional Linguistics’ efficacy as a means of theoretical analysis, but also its value as a unique approach to the study of language and meaning, making this an indispensable resource for researchers and scholars in applied linguistics, discourse analysis, genre studies, translation studies, and multilingualism.</p> <p>1. Introduction: Perspectives from Systemic Functional Linguistics <i>Lise Fontaine and Akila Sellami-Baklouti </i>2. The Stance of Systemic Functional Linguistics Amongst Functional(ist) Theories of Language and its ‘Systemic’ Purpose <i>Jacques François </i>3. Rethinking (Context of) Culture in Systemic Functional Linguistics <i>Tom Bartlett </i>4. Pushing the Boundaries of Appliability: Conceptual Frameworks in Cognitive Science and Functional Linguistics <i>Jamie Williams, Derek Irwin, and Noah Russell </i>5. The Interface of SFL and Pragmatics: Reporting Strategies in Poe’s <i>William Wilson Mounir Triki and Nesrine Triki </i>6. The Notion of a Multilingual Meaning Potential: A Systemic Exploration <i>Christiam M.I.M. Matthiessen </i>7. Maintenance vs. Shift in Literary Translation: SFL Perspectives on the Translation of User-Related Varieties in Socio-Cultural Contexts <i>Akila Sellami-Baklouti </i>8. Textual and Logical Choices in the Dramatic Monologue of <i>Teahouse</i> and its English Translations <i>WANG Bo and MA Yuanyi </i>9. A Contrastive Description of Projection in English and Spanish Across Ranks: From the Clause Nexus to the Group <i>Jorge Arús-Hita </i>10. Towards a Systemic Functional Perspective on Comparative Analysis in Japanese and English Corporate Legal Discourse <i>Sonya Chik </i>11. Grammaticalising Attitude: Clause Juncture Particles and Negotiation in Dagaare <i>Isaac N. Mwinlaaru </i>12. Systemic Socio-Semantic Stylistics (SSS) as Appliable Linguistics: The Cases of Literary Criticism and Language Teaching/Learning <i>Donna R. Miller and Antontella Luporini </i>13. Reading and Writing Across the Curriculum <i>Teresa Benítez, Norma Barletta, Diana Chamorro, Jorge Mizuno, and Gillian Moss </i>14. On the Relevance of the Textual Metafunction of Spanish Learners/Teachers of English <i>Ana Elina Martínez Insua </i>15. Nominal Groups in Arabic and English: Experiential Differences and Effect on Tunisian EFL Learners’ Translations <i>Dorra Moalla </i>16. Cancer Care as an Integrated Practice: Consultations Between an Oncologist and Patients with Advanced, Incurable Cancer <i>Neda Karimi, Alison Moore, and Annabelle Lukin </i>17. The Process of Perception in the Early Academic Article <i>David Banks </i>18. Construing Space in Academic Writing <i>Fatma Ben Elhai </i>19. Elaboration Postmodifiers in Academic and Popular Medical Articles <em>Imen Ktari </em>20. A Systemic Functional Analysis of the Use of Personal Reference in the Medrano Burglary Court Hearings <i>Ameni Hlioui </i>21. Hypotactic Enhancing Clauses in International Treaties <i>Najla Fki</i></p>