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Cummings, Michael

 
9781845533632: An Introduction to the Grammar of Old English: A Systemic Functional Approach (Functional Linguistics)
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ISBN 10: 1845533631 ISBN 13: 9781845533632
Editorial: Equinox Publishing Ltd, 2010

Sinopsis

This book applies the techniques of systemic functional grammar to the description of the Old English historical dialect, 650-1150 CE. Systemic functional grammar is an approach to the description of language which distinguishes three separate functions in communication: language as representation, language as attitude, and language as the construction of text. Most applications of systemic functional theory have concentrated on modern English. This book is the first comprehensive description of the Old English dialect on systemic functional principles. The book begins with an outline of systemic functional grammatical theory. It then describes the Old English clause with a separate grammar for each of the three general functions it serves, the representational, the attitudinal, and the text-formative. Other areas covered include structures and functions within nominal, verbal and adverbial groups; relationships among clauses; embedding; and cohesion. The book is thus designed to suit the needs of systemic functional grammarians who are interested in the historical development of the English language. It is also designed for students of Old English who are looking for ways of explaining the grammatical system of Old English on terms other than those of traditional grammar.

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Acerca del autor

Michael Cummings teaches as Professor emeritus at York University, Toronto. He is co-author or co-editor of The Language of Literature (1983), Linguistics in a Systemic Perspective (1988), and Relations and Functions within and around Language (2002). He has also published a number of articles and book chapters on the systemic functional description of Old English.

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Editorial
Equinox Publishing Ltd
Año de publicación
2010
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
1845533631
ISBN 13 
9781845533632
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Número de páginas
186
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