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On Language and Linguistics: Volume 3

Hardback

Main Details

Title On Language and Linguistics: Volume 3
Authors and Contributors      By (author) M.A.K. Halliday
By (author) Jonathan J. Webster
SeriesCollected Works of M.A.K. Halliday
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:490
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156
Category/Genrelinguistics
ISBN/Barcode 9780826458698
ClassificationsDewey:410
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Publication Date 1 July 2003
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

The third volume in the collected works of Professor M.A.K. Halliday, On Language and Linguistics, includes eighteen chapters exploring different aspects of language from a systemic functional perspective. These are organized into three sections: the place of linguistics as a discipline; linguistics and language; and language as social semiotic. In addition, there is a new work from Professor Halliday, entitled 'The architecture of language' in which he focuses on the assumptions or working hypotheses that enabled him to explore important questions about this massive semiotic power called 'language'.

Author Biography

M.A.K. Halliday was Emeritus Professor of Linguistics at the University of Sydney. Professor Jonathan J. Webster is Head of the Department of Chinese, Translation and Linguistics at the City University of Hong Kong. He is also the Managing Editor of the International Linguistics Association's journal WORD, and the editor of the forthcoming Journal of World Languages (2014).

Reviews

An excellent updated version of Halliday's Systemic-Functional Theory... crucial to understanding Halliday's way of describing, explaining and interpreting language in use * LinguistList *