This chapter focuses on transitivity as modelled in Systemic Functional Linguistics. In analysing transitivity, particular problems are raised by grammatical metaphor, where there is tension between the semantics and the lexicogrammar. Here, I first outline the ways in which grammatical metaphor is… read more
There has been a great deal of interest recently in investigating the configurations
of linguistic choices which characterise different registers. This chapter
focuses on the particular area of patterns of thematic choice across registers.
We bring together two traditions in register analysis:… read more
In this article, I take a discoursal perspective on intersubjectivity, exploring ways in which intersubjective meanings may be realized across texts, and the kinds of effects that arise from the combination of different forms. In particular, I focus on how writers may exploit intersubjective… read more
The focus in this chapter is on the evaluative systems of attitude, as modelled in the appraisal framework. While fully accepting the validity of the model, I explore three practical issues that arise in applying it. The first concerns the question of whether affect, the core area of attitude,… read more
In this article, I take a discoursal perspective on intersubjectivity, exploring ways in which intersubjective meanings may be realized across texts, and the kinds of effects that arise from the combination of different forms. In particular, I focus on how writers may exploit intersubjective… read more
Editors’ introductionThe article by Susan & Geoff Thompson, like several others in this volume, relates to the issue of text chunks and linkages, but in their case the text is a corpus of television advertisements where viewers (and analysts) have to deal with information at various levels… read more