scholarly journals THE CATEGORY OF VOICE IN VIETNAMESE: A SYSTEMIC FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION

2021 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Hoang Van Van
Keyword(s):  
Systemic Functional Linguistics ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Comprehensive Approach ◽  
European Language ◽  
Functional Grammar ◽  
Research Application ◽  
Systemic Functional Grammar ◽  
Functional Description ◽  
Comprehensive View ◽  
Opening Up

This article is a functional description of the category of voice – arguably, one of the most slippery notions in the grammar of Vietnamese that seems to resist any satisfactory treatment. The theoretical framework employed for describing and interpreting the category is Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL). Three questions which form the basis of this study are: (1) “Does the system of VOICE exist in Vietnamese?”; if so, (2) “What are the delicate options available in the environment of VOICE in Vietnamese?”; and (3) “How can these delicate options be distinguished from the SFL perspective?” The answers to these questions show that unlike formal grammatical descriptions, VOICE exists in Vietnamese as a system; the environment of VOICE opens up a number of delicate options; and these delicate options can be distinguished along the three metafunctions: experiential, interpersonal, and textual. The answers to these questions also show that SFL is a highly relevant framework for describing and interpreting the system of VOICE in Vietnamese: SFL helps us investigate the category from a number of dimensions, enabling us to have a more comprehensive view of it. The study contributes to the application of SFL to the description of Vietnamese grammar - a non-Indo-European language, opening up new potentials for a comprehensive approach to the description of a Systemic Functional Grammar of Vietnamese for research, application, and teaching purposes.

Construction of the transitivity system of Myanmar

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lai Yee Win
Keyword(s):  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Systemic Functional Linguistics ◽  
Functional Grammar ◽  
Systemic Functional Grammar ◽  
New Model ◽  
Functional Linguistics ◽  
International Language ◽  
Analysis Methods ◽  
The World ◽  
Clear Description

Abstract A number of studies on transitivity systems of languages have been conducted in the field of Systemic Functional Linguistics. Different linguists have described the transitivity systems of English, French, German, Japanese, Tagalog, Chinese, Vietnamese, Telugu, and Pitjantjatjara, adopting an upward approach which is not effective enough for discourse analysis. So far, there has been no description of the transitivity system of Myanmar in literature. The purpose of this paper is to put forward a clear description of the transitivity system of Myanmar that functions as one of the clause analysis methods from the experiential perspective. To construct a workable transitivity system of Myanmar, the present study follows He’s (forthcoming) (He, Wei. forthcoming. Categorization of experience of the world and construction of transitivity system of Chinese) new description of the Chinese transitivity system containing 32 types of processes that represent our experience of the world. Unlike previous studies, He (forthcoming) proposes autonomous and influential processes of action, mental and relational clauses with no description of ergativity hypothesized by Halliday (1985) (Halliday, Michael Alexander Kirkwood. 1985. An introduction to functional grammar. London: Arnold) and Matthiessen (1995) (Matthiessen, C. M. I. M. 1995. Lexicogrammatical cartography: English systems. Tokyo: International Language Sciences Publishers). This new model is more comprehensive and effective than previous ones because it adopts a downward approach which can smoothly be applied to discourse analysis. In this paper, the transitivity analysis of Myanmar clauses is performed in accordance with the theories put forward by He (forthcoming) and the semantic configurations of 32 processes in Myanmar transitivity system are illustrated with authentic examples. Findings show that the proposed transitivity system of Myanmar can analyze clauses effectively, and it is compatible with the discourse analysis of Myanmar. These findings will make an important contribution to further study of the systemic functional grammar of Myanmar.

scholarly journals HETEROGLOSSIA: ANOTHER SFG-BASED APPROACH TO TREATMENT OF WORD ORDER AS A MEANS FOR EXPRESSING MODALITY IN VIETNAMESE

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nguyen Van Hiep
Keyword(s):  
Word Order ◽  
Systemic Functional Linguistics ◽  
Functional Grammar ◽  
Systemic Functional Grammar ◽  
Functional Linguistics

The paper first introduces heteroglossia – a development of Systemic Functional Grammar (SFG) in Hallidayan Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) school before suggesting possible uses of heteroglossia in present-day studies of language, with particular focus on the role of word order in sentences of Vietnamese, a typical isolating language. The change of word order is considered a means for expressing modality, as shown in several interesting examples in Vietnamese, which proves that SFG and heteroglossia as its variant is an effective approach for exploring the role of word order in Vietnamese.

scholarly journals Transitivity in Brazilian Greenpeace's electronic bulletins

2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 413-439 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rodrigo Esteves de Lima-Lopes
Keyword(s):  
Corpus Linguistics ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Brazilian Portuguese ◽  
Specific Role ◽  
Functional Grammar ◽  
Systemic Functional Grammar ◽  
Methodological Tool ◽  
Textual Representation

This article aims to analyse transitivity choices in 21 Greenpeace electronic bulletins written in Brazilian Portuguese. The theoretical framework is based on Systemic-Functional Grammar (HALLIDAY, 1994; HALLIDAY & MATTHIESSEN, 1999, 2004). Corpus Linguistics was the main methodological tool, in which concordancers and a tag system were applied. As results indicated, these texts draw a textual representation in which each of the text entities plays a specific role. People affiliated with Greenpeace, for example, are commonly portrayed as advocates of green causes, while companies are commonly represented as villains who care nothing about the environment. Each of these representations is accompanied by specific grammatical patterns.

scholarly journals The Modality System and the Emotional Appeals: An Interpersonal Interpretation of Roosevelt’s Speeches

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 393
Author(s):  
Xiaoli Dou ◽  
Wendi Yang
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Linguistic Competence ◽  
Functional Grammar ◽  
Systemic Functional Grammar ◽  
Linguistic Markers ◽  
Modal Operators ◽  
Emotional Appeals ◽  
Positive Action ◽  
Close Relationship

This article takes Franklin D. Roosevelt’s four inaugural speeches as objects of study, and mainly uses the modality system in Halliday’s systemic functional grammar as theoretical framework. This paper, from a functional-stylistic perspective, tries to investigate the close relationship between the modality system and the interpersonal function, i.e. its emotional appeals to the audience, underlying those typical linguistic markers, hence to uncover Roosevelt’s unmatched linguistic competence and speaking techniques. Our study shows that Roosevelt prefers modalization to modulation. As for modulation, obligation covers 18.70% signaling the speaker’s degree of pressure on the audience to take positive action, and inclination appears frequently, covering 13.01%, and is mainly realized by finite modal operators or adjectives, showing Roosevelt’s willingness to do something for his country and people. Through these sparkling speeches, his wisdom and intelligence, capability and responsibility, prestige and power are fully demonstrated.

scholarly journals На кръстопътя на езиковите теории: глаголната комбинаторика

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
pp. 122-138
Author(s):  
Цветомира [TSvetomira] Венкова [Venkova]
Keyword(s):  
Phrase Structure ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Phrase Structure Grammar ◽  
Functional Grammar ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
Systemic Functional Grammar ◽  
Common Features ◽  
Original Theory ◽  
Verb Phrase ◽  
Head Element

At the crossroads of linguistic theories: Verb combinatoricsThis paper discusses the limitations of syntactic research conducted within a single theoretical framework. The basic claim is that theories have both distinctive and common features, which can be taken into consideration and some interesting results and ideas can be encoded in terms of the original theory. The discussion of the theory interactions is focused around a particular linguistic issue – the head element of the simple verb phrase. Three basic syntactic models are analyzed in regard to their treatment of the head element in the verb phrase: Phrase Structure Grammar, Head-Driven Phrase Structure Grammar, Systemic Functional Grammar. The analysis shows some variations within the frameworks and similarities across them. In general, it is an attempt to point out that the modern linguist can build bridges between theoretical frameworks if the postulates of the original framework are not violated. Na skrzyżowaniu teorii językowych. Kombinatoryka czasownikowaArtykuł poświęcony jest omówieniu ograniczeń analizy syntaktycznej, dokonywanej w ramach jednej teorii składniowej. Autorka stoi na stanowisku, że poszczególne teorie zawierają zarówno elementy specyficzne (dystynktywne), jak i ogólne, wspólne wszystkim teoriom. Ta inspekcja może przynieść ciekawe rezultaty, które nadają się do wbudowania w oryginalną teorię. Problem przedstawiono na konkretnym przykładzie – elementu nadrzędnego frazy werbalnej. Pod uwagę wzięto trzy teorie syntaktyczne, w ramach których przeanalizowano charakterystykę funkcjonowania głównego elementu frazy werbalnej: Phrase Structure Grammar, Head-Driven Phrase Structure Grammar oraz Systemic Functional Grammar. Analiza wykazała pewną wariantywność wbudowaną w ramy pojedynczej teorii, jak i podobieństwa między poszczególnymi teoriami.Artykuł ma na celu zwrócenie uwagi na fakt, że współczesny lingwista ma prawo próbować przerzucać mosty pomiędzy różnymi teoriami, oczywiście jeśli nie narusza zasadniczych ram oryginalnej teorii.

scholarly journals The investigation of mood and modality in the first letter of Nahj al-Balagheh based on the interpersonal metafunction of Halliday’s systemic functional grammar

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 17-25
Author(s):  
Mohammad Ali ArabZouzani ◽  
Mohammad Reza Pahlavannejadb ◽  
Hossein Seyyedi
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Functional Grammar ◽  
Systemic Functional Grammar ◽  
Controversial Subject ◽  
The Third ◽  
The People ◽  
Positive Statements

Believing that some particular texts worth scientific studies, we put the first letter of Nahj al-Balagheh under investigation according to the concept of mood and modality in the interpersonal metafunction of Halliday’s systemic functional grammar. A brief literature of mood and modality is given first. Then, the theoretical framework of the study is set, and finally, the text of the letter is analysed and explained according to the theory. The result indicated that the theory is assignable to Arabic, the language of the letter, but mediation is needed. The mood structure is mostly leaning on the predicator as it pays an important role in showing tense, polarity and modality of the clause. Subject and modal adjuncts are also apparent in some clauses as mood elements. The text of the letter is composed mostly of positive statements so that a knowledgeable source, Imam Ali, gives information to a group of unaware deceived people about the controversial subject of the third Khalifeh’s death. Some imperative clauses are also included to warn the people and to offer them the correct way. Keywords: Mood, modality, interpersonal metafunction, systemic functional grammar.

scholarly journals The investigation of mood and modality in the first letter of nahj elblahgheh based on Halliday's systemic functional grammar

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 101-109
Author(s):  
Mohammad Ali Arabzoozani ◽  
Mohammad Reza Pahlavannejad
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Functional Grammar ◽  
Systemic Functional Grammar ◽  
Controversial Subject ◽  
The Third ◽  
Positive Statements

Believing that some particular texts worth scientific studies, we put the first letter of Nahj al-Balagheh under investigation according to the concept of mood and modality in the interpersonal metafunction of Halliday’s systemic functional grammar. A brief literature of mood and modality is given first. Then, the theoretical framework of the study is set, and finally, the text of the letter is analysed and explained according to the theory. The result indicated that the theory is assignable to Arabic, the language of the letter, but mediation is needed. The mood structure is mostly leaning on the predicator as it plays an important role in showing tense, polarity and modality of the clause. The text of the letter is composed mostly of positive statements so that a knowledgeable source, Imam Ali, gives information to a group of unaware deceived people about the controversial subject of the third Khalifeh’s death.   Keywords: Mood, modality, interpersonal metafunction, systemic functional grammar.

scholarly journals The Experiential Meaning of Dancow Advertisements

2021 ◽  
pp. 158-166
Author(s):  
Asmah Br. Munthe ◽  
Noer Intan br Gurusinga ◽  
Zeny Chaira Magribi
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Systemic Functional Linguistics ◽  
Functional Grammar ◽  
Making Meaning ◽  
Systemic Functional Grammar ◽  
A Value ◽  
Experiential Process ◽  
Material Process ◽  
Theory Of Language ◽  
Experiential Meaning

Experiental process is a part of systemic functional linguistics, a theory of language that is oriented to the description of how language makes meaning in context. Systemic functional grammar views language as a resource for making meaning. This research was conducted to investigate the types of experiential meaning and the most dominant of experiential meaning used in Dancow advertisements in 1983, 1986, 2003, 2010 and 2014. This study was conducted by applying a descriptive qualitative method. Data were taken from television, websites and magazines. The relational process was found to be dominant, with a value of 40%, and it occurred 16 times. The material process had a value of 27.5% and was used 11 times. The mental process was on the third level with 25% and was used 10 times. Finally, the behavioral, verbal and existential process had the lowest percentage with 2.5% and was used 1 time. Keywords: Experiential Process, advertisement, mass media

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