Meaning in context implementing intelligent applications of language studies

Webster, Jonathan, 1955- (Added Author).

Summary: 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.

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ISBN: 0826497357
ISBN: 9780826497352
ISBN: 1441156445 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 9781441156440 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: 1 online resource (313 p.) : ill.
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Publisher: London ; New York : Continuum, c2008.

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General Note:	CatBulkString:sept.20.12 Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Systemic functional linguistics and the notion of linguistic structure : unanswered questions, new possibilities / John A. Bateman -- The robustness of realizational systems / David G. Butt -- A study of topical theme in Chinese : an SFL perspective / Fang Yang -- How is meaning construed multimodally? : a case study of a PowerPoint presentation contest / Hu Zhuangling and Dong Jia -- A systemic functional approach to code-switching studies : some Chinese-English examples / Huang Guowen and Wang Jin -- Multilingual studies as a multi-dimensional space of interconnected language studies / Christian M.I.M. Matthiessen, Kazuhiro Teruya and Wu Canzhong -- The Scamseek project : using systemic functional grammar for text categorization / Jon Patrick -- Explication : towards an empirical and corpus-based methodology / Erich Steiner -- Creativity in English globalized : signifiers and their signifieds / Edwin Thumboo -- Nominalization, verbalization and grammatical metaphor / Zhu Yonsheng.
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