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Record Nr.

UNINA9910964354703321

Titolo

Text and context in functional linguistics / / edited by Mohsen Ghadessy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : J. Benjamins, c1999

ISBN

1-282-16380-9

9786612163807

90-272-9967-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (367 p.)

Collana

Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series IV, Current issues in linguistic theory, , 0304-0763 ; ; v. 169

Altri autori (Persone)

GhadessyMohsen <1935->

Disciplina

410/.1/8

Soggetti

Context (Linguistics)

Discourse analysis

Functionalism (Linguistics)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

TEXT AND CONTEXT IN FUNCTIONAL LINGUISTICS; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of Contents; Foreword; Notes on the Contributors; Introduction; Chapter 1. The Notion of "Context" in Language Education; Chapter 2. Modelling context: A crooked path of progress in contextual linguistics; Chapter 3. Context in Dynamic Modelling; Chapter 4. Acting the part: Lexico-grammatical choices and contextual factors; Chapter 5. Textual Features and Contextual Factors for Register Identification; Chapter 6. Investigating Institutionalization in Context; Chapter 7. Context, Material Situation and Text

Chapter 8. Speaking with reference to ContextName Index; Subject Index; Current Issues in Linguistic Theory

Sommario/riassunto

The shift towards a sociolinguistic approach to the analysis of language in the last few decades has necessitated new definitions for a number of concepts that linguists have taken for granted for a long time. This volume attempts to demystify the important notions of 'text' and 'context' by providing clear definitions and examples within the assumptions of Systemic Functional (SF) linguistics. After a discussion of the role and significance of context by three eminent SF linguists in



section one, the influence of context on text is dealt with in section two 'From Context to Language'. Section