A Theory of Syntax for Systemic Functional Linguistics
Robin P. Fawcett
[Current Issues in Linguistic Theory, 206] 2000. xxviii, 360 pp.
Robin P. Fawcett
List of John Benjamins publications for which Robin P. Fawcett plays a role.
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Subjects Functional linguistics | Theoretical linguistics
Articles
2019 Tributes to Margaret Berry On mood and speech function and the ‘why’ of text analysis: In honour of Margaret Berry, Fontaine, Lise, Miriam Taverniers and Kristin Davidse (eds.), pp. 15–27 | Miscellaneous
2014 The cultural classification of ‘things’: A system network for English noun senses Theory and Practice in Functional-Cognitive Space, Gómez González, María de los Ángeles, Francisco José Ruiz de Mendoza Ibáñez and Francisco Gonzálvez-García (eds.), pp. 53–84 | Article
We begin by distinguishing between an ontology and a semantic system networkfor noun senses. i.e. a cultural classification of ‘things’. Next, we locate this ina systemic functional lexicogrammar, and evaluate two ways of representingit. Then we explore: (i) the reason for its overall structure;… read more
2007 Modelling ‘selection’ between referents in the English nominal group: An essay in scientific inquiry in linguistics Functional Perspectives on Grammar and Discourse: In honour of Angela Downing, Butler, Christopher S., Raquel Hidalgo Downing and Julia Lavid-López (eds.), pp. 165–204 | Article
This paper addresses two issues, one descriptive and one methodological. It offers a description of the English nominal group (aka noun phrase) that greatly extends the traditional concept of ‘determiner’. More specifically, it describes an integrated semantics and functional syntax for the… read more
1988 The English personal pronouns: An exercise in linguistic theory Linguistics in a Systemic Perspective, Benson, James D., Michael J. Cummings and William S. Greaves (eds.), pp. 185 ff. | Article
1984 Language as a resource Australian Review of Applied Linguistics 7:1, pp. 17–56 | Article