Systemic functional grammar and the study of meaning

• Caffarel, Alice ^[1]
  1. [1] University of Sydney

     University of Sydney

     Australia

     
• Localización: The Oxford handbook of linguistic analysis / coord. por Bernd Heine, Heiko Narrog, 2012, ISBN 978-0-19-965839-8, págs. 797-825
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) is a theory of language that is strongly oriented to the description of how language makes meaning in context. This chapter aims to illustrate the power of SFL and, in particular, Systemic Functional (SF) Grammar, as a tool for exploring meaning in any language, and begins by locating SFL within the wider linguistic community. It then outlines some of the main dimensions and characteristics of SLF and SF grammar in relation to French, discussing what counts as evidence in SFL, such as the criteria and ‘reactances’ used for the interpretation of specific categories. The chapter illustrates the grammar and ‘cryptogrammar’ at work as a meaning-making resource.