Chapter 6. Motivating the typology: Function

Chapters in this book

1. i-iv i
2. Acknowledgements v
3. Contents vii
4. Abbreviations xii
5. Tables xiv
6. Figures xvi
7. Introduction 1
8. Part 1. Parameters of interpersonal grammar in the simple clause
9. Introduction to Part 1 7
10. Chapter 1. Modality: Construing a position 13
11. Chapter 2. Speech Function: Assigning responsibility 59
12. Chapter 3. Focus and scope: Delineating a domain 79
13. Part 2. Interpersonal grammar and clause combining
14. Introduction to Part 2 97
15. Chapter 4. Parameters of interpersonal grammar and the analysis of clause combining 103
16. Chapter 5. Combining the parameters: A typology 127
17. Chapter 6. Motivating the typology: Function 137
18. Chapter 7. Motivating the typology: Grammar 161
19. Chapter 8. Motivating the typology: Semantics 187
20. Part 3. Applications and implications
21. Introduction to Part 3 223
22. Chapter 9. Speaker-related versus SoA-related interpretations 227
23. Chapter 10. Initial and final position 245
24. Chapter 11. Typological outlook 261
25. Conclusion 281
26. Notes 293
27. References 301
28. Subject index 315
29. Author index 319