Meaning in Context: Implementing Intelligent Applications of Language Studies

Hardback

Main Details

Title Meaning in Context: Implementing Intelligent Applications of Language Studies
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Jonathan J. Webster
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:320
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156
Category/GenreSemantics
ISBN/Barcode 9780826497352
ClassificationsDewey:401.43
Audience
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Publication Date 21 April 2008
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Meaning in Context collects some of the biggest names in systemic functional linguistics in one volume, and shows how this theory can be applied to language studies 'intelligently', in order to arrive at a better understanding of how meaning is constructed in language. The chapters use systemic functional theory to examine a range of issues including corpus linguistics, multimodality, language technology, world Englishes and language evolution. This forward-thinking volume will be of interest to researchers in applied linguistics and systemic functional linguistics.

Author Biography

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

"Not many linguistics put their theory on the line and purposefully re/design it for the applications it needs to serve. This group of scholars does so, par excellence, across such diverse arenas as education, computer science, language policy and medicine. East meets West in a series of insightful discussions befitting the launch of the Halliday Centre for Intelligent Applications of Language Studies at City University Hong Kong" -- Professor J. R. Martin, University of Sydney, Australia