Studies in English Language: Volume 7

Description

Seventh volume of the definitive Collected Works of M.A.K. Halliday series, documenting the work of the groundbreaking linguist. For nearly half a century, Professor M.A.K. Halliday has been enriching the discipline of linguistics with his keen insights into the social semiotic phenomenon we call language. This ten-volume series presents the seminal works of Professor Halliday. 'Getting under the skin of a language' is an intriguing new work appearing in the seventh volume in the Collected Works of Professor M.A.K. Halliday's, Studies in English Language. Topics covered in the papers from the section on 'Theoretical foundations' include transitivity, theme-rheme, mood and modality in English. Other sections include papers on English intonation and grammar, including discussion of word order in English and the complex structures typical of informal spontaneous conversation. The grammatical analyses of English also serve to demonstrate the application of linguistics to language teaching.

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). M.A.K. Halliday was Emeritus Professor of Linguistics at the University of Sydney.

"an initiative greatly to be welcomed." Reviewed in IH Journal, 2008 'These four volumes (4, 5, 6 and 7) venture into remarkably diverse fields. How one man could master the minutiae of all these areas of linguistic research is a matter for wonder and admiration. As a linguistic polymath, Halliday far outstrips all contemporaries...One need look for no further explanation of Halliday's current stature as doyen of British linguistics. The publication of Halliday's complete papers is an important contribution to scholarly documentation.' -- Roy Harris * Times Literary Supplement *