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An Introduction to the Grammar of Old English. A Systemic Functional Approach.
Michael Cummings
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Paperback. Offers a description of the Old English dialect on systemic functional principles. This book covers structures and functions within nominal, verbal and adverbial groups; relationships among clauses; embedding; and cohesion. Series: Functional Linguistics. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABA; CFF; CFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 278.
This book applies the techniques of systemic functional grammar to the description of the Old English historical dialect, 650-1150 CE. Systemic functional grammar is an approach to the description of language which distinguishes three separate functions in communication: language as representation, language as attitude, and language as the construction of text. Most applications of systemic functional theory have concentrated on modern English. This book is the first comprehensive description of the Old English dialect on systemic functional principles. The book begins with an outline of systemic functional grammatical theory. It then describes the Old English clause with a separate grammar ... Read more
This book applies the techniques of systemic functional grammar to the description of the Old English historical dialect, 650-1150 CE. Systemic functional grammar is an approach to the description of language which distinguishes three separate functions in communication: language as representation, language as attitude, and language as the construction of text. Most applications of systemic functional theory have concentrated on modern English. This book is the first comprehensive description of the Old English dialect on systemic functional principles. The book begins with an outline of systemic functional grammatical theory. It then describes the Old English clause with a separate grammar ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Series
Functional Linguistics
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845533649
SKU
V9781845533649
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About Michael Cummings
Michael Cummings teaches as Professor emeritus at York University, Toronto. He is co-author or co-editor of The Language of Literature (1983), Linguistics in a Systemic Perspective (1988), and Relations and Functions within and around Language (2002). He has also published a number of articles and book chapters on the systemic functional description of Old English.
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