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Publication details [#24796]

Birch, David and Michael O'Toole, eds. 1987. Functions of style. Pinter. 274 pp.
Publication type
Book – edited volume
Publication language
English
Keywords
function | poetry | prose | style | systemic grammar

Annotation

This collection of articles, based on Halliday's Systemic Functional Grammar, intends to show how everyday texts are structured and organized to serve a social and ideological function. The volume also aims at helping critics and stylisticians deepen their analysis of poetry, prose and drama.

Reviewed by

Bader, Yousef. 1991. Review of $Functions of style.
Bader, Yousef. 1990. Review of $Functions of style.
Sell, Roger D. 1991. Review of $Functions of style.