John Benjamins Publishing Company


  Linguistics in a Systemic Perspective.
  BENSON, James D., Michael J. CUMMINGS and William S. GREAVES (eds)

  (Current Issues in Linguistic Theory, No. 39)

  1988. x, 452 pp.
  90 272 3533 3        Hb
  90 272 3555 4        Pb

                   *** Description ***

  The purpose of this book is to provide a general introduction to
  Systemic Linguistics in the form of essays written by leading
  figures in the field. These are, with one exception, not
  previously published, and taken together they constitute a
  comprehensive coverage of the diverse interests of current
  systemic theory. The volume contains bibliographies and an index.
  Contents: Intonation and Meaning in Spontaneous Discourse
  (El-Menoufy); Ineffability of Grammatical Categories (Halliday);
  Systemic Syntax from a Lexical Point of View (Lyne); Sense and
  Structure in Lexis (Sinclair); Text, Terms and Meanings
  (Phillips); Politeness and the Semantics of Modalised Directives
  (Butler); Different Possibilities in the Syntax of English
  (Davies); English Personal Pronouns (Fawcett); Semantics for a
  Systemic Grammar (Matthiessen); Grammatical Conspiracies in
  Tagalog (Martin); Generic Situation and Register (Gregory); What
  Did Milton Say Belial Said and Why Don't the Critics Believe Him?
  (Threadgold); Language and Music as Semiotic Systems (Steiner).

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