System in systemic functional linguistics : a system-based theory of language /
"This book introduces the notion of system as the foundation of the systemic functional architecture of language, relating the general notion of system in systems thinking (holistic approaches) to the principle that language is organised as a system of systems (the polysystemic principle) and,...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Sheffield, South Yorkshire ; Bristol, CT :
Equinox Publishing Ltd.,
2023.
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| Series: | Key concepts in systemic functional linguistics.
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| Summary: | "This book introduces the notion of system as the foundation of the systemic functional architecture of language, relating the general notion of system in systems thinking (holistic approaches) to the principle that language is organised as a system of systems (the polysystemic principle) and, by another step, to the technical sense of system in SFL as the basic category of paradigmatic patterning - i.e. the organisation of language as a resource for making meaning"-- |
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| Physical Description: | xxiii, 324 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781781799017 1781799016 9781781799024 1781799024 |