Once more with feeling
Negotiating evaluation
If we follow one line of development in systemic functional
linguistics (SFL), from Halliday & Hasan
(1976) through Martin
(1992) to Martin & White
(2005), we arrive at a model of discourse semantics with six major
systems: ideation and connexion (ideational meaning),
identification and periodicity (textual meaning) and
negotiation and appraisal (interpersonal meaning). The
complementarity of the latter two systems, negotiation and
appraisal is the focus on this paper. Work on negotiation
was inspired by Berry’s (e.g. 1981a,
1981b) development of Sinclair & Coulthard (1975)
analysis of exchange structure. Later work on appraisal was inspired by
Plum’s (1988) critique of Labov’s
work on narrative (e.g. Labov & Waletzky
1967, Labov 1984). The
interaction of the negotiation and appraisal systems is first
explored in Martin (2000a) in relation to work on casual conversation by Eggins & Slade (1997). This
interaction is further developed here.
Article outline
- 1.Analysing interaction
- 2.Dialogue
- 3.Feeling
- 4.Negotiating feeling
- 5.The inner workings of conversation
- 6.Beyond the clause: where should functional linguists go?
- Notes
-
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