Systemic Functional Linguistics, Part 2
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Systemic Functional Linguistics, Part 2
By (Author) Christian Matthiessen
Edited by Kazuhiro Teruya
Edited by Kaela Peijia
Edited by Diana Slade
University of Toronto Press
University of Toronto Press
31st March 2026
Canada
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Sociolinguistics
Language teaching and learning
Physical Properties
Hardback
528
Width 152mm, Height 229mm, Spine 25mm
1g
Description
The second volume of Systemic Functional Linguistics contains Christian M.I.M. Matthiessen's papers on Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) spanning forty years from 1981 to the present.
), indeterminacy, and probability. This volume also includes a treatment of systemic functional metatheory the theory of the nature and applicability of theory. The new chapter written for Volume 2 extends the discussion of the challenge of theorizing language to the challenge of modelling language for neurosemiotics, thus paying attention to the applicability of systemic functional linguistics. This volume captures Matthiessen's expanding research and addresses core aspects of SFL to help students, instructors, and all readers discover the wealth of Matthiessen's systemic functional work.
Author Bio
Christian M.I.M. Matthiessen is a distinguished professor in the Department of Linguistics at the University of International Business and Economics, as well as distinguished professor of linguistics at Hunan University, guest professor at Beijing Science and Technology University, and honorary professor at the Australian National University.
Kazuhiro Teruya is an associate professor in the Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies at Hang Seng University of Hong Kong.
Kaela Peijia Zhang is a lecturer in the Department of English at Hang Seng University of Hong Kong.
Diana Slade is a professor of applied linguistics and director of the Institute for Communication in Health Care at the Australian National University.
