The Social Semiotic Forum: Special issue of the Journal Language, Context and Text 6:1 (2024)
Edited by Elizabeth A. Thomson, Awni Etaywe, Ingrid Wijeyewardene and Penny Wheeler
Special issue of Language, Context and Text 6:1 (2024) ca. 200 pp.
Elizabeth A. Thomson
List of John Benjamins publications for which Elizabeth A. Thomson plays a role.
Titles
Subjects Applied linguistics | Functional linguistics | Semiotics | Theoretical linguistics
Mapping Genres, Mapping Culture: Japanese texts in context
Edited by Elizabeth A. Thomson, Motoki Sano and Helen de Silva Joyce
[Pragmatics & Beyond New Series, 281] 2017. vi, 248 pp.
Subjects Anthropological Linguistics | Discourse studies | Japanese linguistics | Pragmatics
Articles
2024 Moving towards peace, compassion and empathy through semiotic enquiry The Social Semiotic Forum: Special issue of the Journal Language, Context and Text 6:1 (2024), Thomson, Elizabeth A., Awni Etaywe, Ingrid Wijeyewardene and Penny Wheeler (eds.), pp. 2–26 | Article
In our interconnected world, exposure to hate, fear, violence and adversarial communication is commonplace. Yet, this exposure underscores the urgent need for a more just, peaceful, and inclusive society. While research stresses the importance of nurturing peace, compassion and empathy for… read more
2024 Empathic listening as a social semiotic practice within the tradition of Nonviolent Communication: A systemic functional analysis of choices in the systems of theme and information S tatus The Social Semiotic Forum: Special issue of the Journal Language, Context and Text 6:1 (2024), Thomson, Elizabeth A., Awni Etaywe, Ingrid Wijeyewardene and Penny Wheeler (eds.), pp. 147–177 | Article
This article investigates empathic listening as practised in the tradition of Nonviolent Communication (NVC), noting that this tradition is understood as a designed register of interpersonal connection, “concerned with progress toward a better world” (Hughes 2018). In the tradition, empathy is… read more
2017 Chapter 8. Once upon a time: Grammar, structure and meaning in a selected set of Japanese folktales Mapping Genres, Mapping Culture: Japanese texts in context, Thomson, Elizabeth A., Motoki Sano and Helen de Silva Joyce (eds.), pp. 191–211 | Chapter
2017 Chapter 1. Mapping genres using systemic functional linguistics Mapping Genres, Mapping Culture: Japanese texts in context, Thomson, Elizabeth A., Motoki Sano and Helen de Silva Joyce (eds.), pp. 1–27 | Chapter
2005 Theme unit analysis: A systemic functional treatment of textual meanings in Japanese Functions of Language 12:2, pp. 151–179 | Article
According to Systemic Functional Linguistic (SFL) theory the structural shape of the clause in English is determined by the three metafunctions — ideational, interpersonal and textual (Halliday 1994:179). In Japanese, the situation is similar as far as ideational (Teruya 1998) and interpersonal… read more