Abstract In this autobiographical essay I reflect on my training in linguistics and the way it affected my interpretation and development of SFL theory. In particular I am concerned to show how I tried to help SFL evolve, accumulating previous understandings into a model with additional theoretical architecture taking descriptive responsibility for a wider range…
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Functional Linguistics is a peer-reviewed journal published by Springer Nature, covering Discourse Analysis in Language Studies, Language, Metaphor, and Cognition, Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies.
| Publisher | Springer Nature |
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| Reference style | Superscript numbered (Nature) Superscript — small raised numerals in the text 1. Smith, A., Jones, B. & Lee, C. A representative article title. Functional Linguistics 12, 45–58 (2023).
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| Publishes research in | Discourse Analysis in Language Studies Language, Metaphor, and Cognition Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Linguistics and Discourse Analysis |
| ISSN | 2196-419X |
| h-index | 21 |
| i10-index | 40 |
| Total citations | 1,560 |
| Top institutions publishing here | The University of Sydney |
| Journal website | link.springer.com |
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Abstract Registerial cartography is the activity of systematically describing the registers that make up a language — with register in its original sense of a functional variety of a language, i.e. of the adaptation of the meaning-making resources of a language according to context of use. A register map of a language would thus show…
Abstract This article hopes to make a contribution to the growing body of work on the paradigmatic description of context of situation. Having considered the limited achievements of earlier work on context, I offer a fairly detailed account of what is entailed in producing a consistent and precise description of a linguistic category by using…
Abstract This article argues for the importance of teaching multimodal literacy in schools so as to adequately equip students to navigate the multimodal communicative landscape. Developing multimodal literacy in students is about developing in them the ability to view multimodal texts critically and for them to represent their ideas through the production of effective multimodal…
Abstract The Appraisal framework within Systemic Functional Linguistics as a robust tool in language teaching and research has attracted a great deal of interest in recent years. Since its establishment as the most complete account, the framework has been used in a variety of contexts, resulting in a number of refinements, tuning its applicability for…