30 Questions
Which of the following is true about systemic functional linguistics?
It is a semantic and functional linguistic theory
What are the three metafunctions in systemic functional linguistics?
Experiential, interpersonal, and textual
What does Michael Halliday consider metafunctions to be?
Groups of semantic systems that make meanings of a related kind
What is the ideational function in systemic functional linguistics?
The function that refers to language as a system of social relationships
What does the interpersonal function in systemic functional linguistics refer to?
The function that refers to language as a system of social relationships
What is the textual function in systemic functional linguistics?
The function that refers to language as a system of sounds
What does the experiential function in systemic functional linguistics refer to?
The function that refers to language as a system of meanings
What does the logical function in systemic functional linguistics refer to?
The function that refers to language as a system of meanings
What is the relationship between metafunctions and the structure of the clause?
Metafunctions are mapped onto the structure of the clause
Why is the concept of function in language considered to be necessary in systemic functional linguistics?
To explain the organisation of the semantic system of language
According to Ruqaiya Hasan, how are the three metafunctions in SFL related to each other?
They have equal status and operate simultaneously in every act of language use
What is the ideational function in SFL?
Language concerned with building and maintaining a theory of experience
What is the experiential function in SFL?
Grammatical choices that enable speakers to make meanings about the world around us and inside us
According to Halliday, how did language evolve?
Through humans making meaning from experience
What are the systems that come under the logical function in SFL?
TAXIS and logico-semantic relations
What is the role of grammar in construing 'reality' according to Halliday?
Grammar actively construes 'reality'
What is the difference between Halliday's account of the functions of language and that of Karl Bühler?
Halliday's functions are hierarchically ordered, with the referential function the most important of all
What is the logical function in SFL?
Those systems which set up logical-semantic relationships between one clausal unit and another
What is the role of the experiential function in SFL?
To enable speakers to make meanings about the world around us and inside us
What is the relationship between the experiential and logical functions in SFL?
They operate simultaneously and any utterance is a harmony of choices across both functions
What is the textual function in systemic functional linguistics?
The grammatical systems responsible for managing the flow of discourse
What are the grammatical systems that relate to the interpersonal function?
Mood, Modality, and Polarity
What is the claim of systemic functional linguistics regarding speakers?
Speakers both talk about something and talk to and with others
What is the range of interpersonal encounters according to Halliday?
Both the rapidly changing microencounters of daily life and the permanent institutionalized relationships that collectively constitute the social bond
What is the difference between the interpersonal and textual functions according to Halliday?
The textual function is distinct from the interpersonal function because its object is language itself
What are the structural choices involved in creating coherent text?
Both A and B
What is the role of the grammatical systems related to the textual function?
To manage the flow of discourse and create coherent text
What is the claim of systemic functional linguistics regarding language and experience?
Language construes experience
What is the function of the grammatical systems related to the interpersonal function?
To enable speakers to enact their complex and diverse interpersonal relations
What is the textual function in systemic functional linguistics responsible for?
Managing the flow of discourse and creating coherent text
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