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3. The clause in Functional Grammar

An introduction

Christopher S. Butler

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Chapters in this book

Prelim pages i
Table of contents v
Acknowledgements xiii
Preface xv
1. Functionalist approaches to language 1
2. Functionalism, structural functionalism and structural-functional grammars 33
3. The clause in Functional Grammar 63
4. The clause in Role and Reference Grammar 119
5. The clause in Systematic Functional Grammar 153
6. An interim critical comparison of approaches 199
7. The structure and meaning of phrasal units 251
8. Representing situations 337
9. Temporality, aspectuality, modality and polarity 449
References 511
Name index 535
Language index 541
Subject index 543

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Chapters in this book

Prelim pages i
Table of contents v
Acknowledgements xiii
Preface xv
1. Functionalist approaches to language 1
2. Functionalism, structural functionalism and structural-functional grammars 33
3. The clause in Functional Grammar 63
4. The clause in Role and Reference Grammar 119
5. The clause in Systematic Functional Grammar 153
6. An interim critical comparison of approaches 199
7. The structure and meaning of phrasal units 251
8. Representing situations 337
9. Temporality, aspectuality, modality and polarity 449
References 511
Name index 535
Language index 541
Subject index 543

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