Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Figures vii
4. List of Tables ix
5. Preface xi
6. 1 Negotiating Social Relations: A Systemic Functional Perspective
7. 1.1 Introduction 1
8. 1.2 Language and Social Context 3
9. 1.3 Modelling Field, Mode, and Tenor 8
10. 1.4 Tenor as a Resource 20
11. 1.5 Chapter Outline 26
12. 1.6 Resource Guide 27
13. 2 Negotiating Tenor: Rendering Meaning in Dialogue and Monologue
14. 2.1 Introduction 29
15. 2.2 Engaging in Conversation 31
16. 2.3 Negotiating Meaning 34
17. 2.4 Rendering 36
18. 2.5 Building Dialogue 40
19. 2.6 Internal and External Rendering 44
20. 2.7 Rendering Other Voices 48
21. 2.8 Negotiating Monologue 54
22. 2.9 Conclusion 60
23. 3 Positioning Others: Tendering in Text
24. 3.1 Introduction 61
25. 3.2 Tendering Propositions and Proposals 62
26. 3.3 Open and Complete Propositions and Proposals 68
27. 3.4 Repositioning 74
28. 3.5 Purview: Speaker and Listener Positioning 81
29. 3.6 Purview in Spoken and Written Language 90
30. 3.7 Conclusion 97
31. 4 Building Values: Establishing Meanings to Share
32. 4.1 Introduction 99
33. 4.2 Underlying Values 101
34. 4.3 Orienting Positions 106
35. 4.4 Orienting and Genre 144
36. 4.5 Conclusion 150
37. 5 Tuning: Adjusting the Meanings We Share
38. 5.1 Introduction 151
39. 5.2 Multilogue Communication 154
40. 5.3 Guilt and Motherhood on Social Media 156
41. 5.4 Tuning Positions: Scoping, Staking, and Spiriting #momguilt 159
42. 5.5 Tuning in Dialogue 175
43. 5.6 Conclusion 178
44. 6 Resources for Negotiating Social Relations
45. 6.1 Tenor and Systemic Functional Linguistics 180
46. 6.2 Looking Below:Tenor, Language, and Paralanguage 183
47. 6.3 Looking Around:Tenor, Field, and Mode 194
48. 6.4 Looking Above:Tenor and Genre 201
49. 6.5 Looking Across:Tenor, Social Relations, and the Social Semiotic 212
50. Glossary 215
51. Notes 221
52. References 233
53. Index 247