Providing a simple - but not simplistic - introduction to the Systemic Functional Grammar (SFG) of English, this book serves as a launching pad for the beginning student and a review for the more seasoned linguist. With an introduction to SFG through lexicogrammar and the concept of rankshift, this book is the first introduction to SFG (including Appraisal) with examples exclusively sourced from twenty-first century texts. Written for those learning English and English linguistics as a foreign language, this serves as an easy-to-read introduction or refresher course for Systemic Functional Linguistics.

About the Author

David Banks is Emeritus Professor at the Universite de Bretagne Occidentale in France. He is former Head of the English Department, Director of Equipe de Recherche en Linguistique Appliquee (ERLA) and Chairman of Association Francaise de la Linguistique Systemique Fonctionnelle (AFLSF). He is author or editor of 30 books and has published over 110 academic articles. His publication The Development of Scientific Writing: Linguistic features and historical context (2008) won the European Society for the Study of English Language and Linguistics Book Award in 2010. His research interests include the diachronic study of scientific text and the application of Systemic Functional Linguistics to English and French.

Book Information
ISBN 9781138605947
Author David Banks
Format Hardback
Page Count 128
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 317g