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History of Linguistics 2014: Selected papers from the 13th International Conference on the History of the Language Sciences (ICHoLS XIII), Vila Real, Portugal, 25–29 August 2014
Edited by Carlos Assunção, Gonçalo Fernandes and Rolf Kemmler
[Studies in the History of the Language Sciences 126] 2016
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A first history of Functional Grammar

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The history is told of Functional Grammar (FG), as developed by Simon C. Dik (1940–1995) of the University of Amsterdam and his co-workers. The presentation covers the genesis of the theory, its international recognition, the early death of its originator and main protagonist as well as Dik’s Nachleben in current linguistics, including the emergence of a successor theory in the form of Functional Discourse Grammar. The article assesses FG’s reception in linguistics, emphasizing its openness to incorporating ideas from other sources, and evaluates its contribution to linguistic theory and descriptive practice.

Published online: 17 August 2016
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https://doi.org/10.1075/sihols.126.18mac
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