scholarly journals Unconventional Opposition in Discourse: From the Perspective of Systemic Functional Linguistics

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 47
Author(s):  
Wenxiu Song
Keyword(s):  
Systemic Functional Linguistics ◽  
Text Structure ◽  
Parallel Structure ◽  
Language Resources ◽  
Current Field ◽  
Specific Context ◽  
Structure Information ◽  
Functional Linguistics ◽  
Textual Meaning ◽  
Discourse Topic

Writers construct two entities or events as opposites in specific context by using language resources realizing semantic opposition, such as antonyms, parallel structure and conjunction for adversity. The construction of such temporary opposites (unconventional opposition) facilitates the presentation of writer’s stance and strengthens the interaction between the writer and readers. From Systemic Functional Linguistics, this study analyzes the ideational, interpersonal and textual meaning of unconventional opposition in discourse. It is found that the insertion of the opposite participants and process types in the current field contributes to demonstrate the ideational meaning of the discourse topic more fully, thus facilitating readers’ understanding; in the respect of interpersonal meaning, the opposite meaning triggered by negation can exclude the readers’ possible expectations while that triggered by attitudinal resources helps to negotiate appraisal meanings with readers, that is, affect, judgment of social behavior or appreciation of product; in the sense of textual meaning, unconventional opposition assigns a reader-friendly text structure, information flow and cohesion mechanism.

Once more with feeling

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 234-259 ◽  
Author(s):  
James R. Martin
Keyword(s):  
Systemic Functional Linguistics ◽  
Functional Linguistics ◽  
Two Systems ◽  
Exchange Structure ◽  
Paper Work ◽  
Textual Meaning

Abstract If we follow one line of development in systemic functional linguistics (SFL), from Halliday & Hasan (1976) through Martin (1992) to Martin & White (2005), we arrive at a model of discourse semantics with six major systems: ideation and connexion (ideational meaning), identification and periodicity (textual meaning) and negotiation and appraisal (interpersonal meaning). The complementarity of the latter two systems, negotiation and appraisal is the focus on this paper. Work on negotiation was inspired by Berry’s (e.g. 1981a, 1981b) development of Sinclair & Coulthard (1975) analysis of exchange structure. Later work on appraisal was inspired by Plum’s (1988) critique of Labov’s work on narrative (e.g. Labov & Waletzky 1967, Labov 1984). The interaction of the negotiation and appraisal systems is first explored in Martin (2000a) in relation to work on casual conversation by Eggins & Slade (1997). This interaction is further developed here.

scholarly journals Teaching L2 writing through the use of Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL)

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-72
Author(s):  
Setyo Prasiyanto Cahyono
Keyword(s):  
Systemic Functional Linguistics ◽  
Thinking Skill ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Critical Response ◽  
Functional Linguistics ◽  
Thematic Progression ◽  
Cohesive Devices ◽  
Editing Activity ◽  
Teaching Of Writing ◽  
Textual Meaning

This study aims to describe the implementation of systemic functional linguistics (SFL) of the textual grammar of message (or textual meaning) to enhance students’ critical response to the text they created. For EFL learners, transferring their ideas into writing is already a difficult task and that to give a response to the text they read or write critically is even more challenging. This study intends to approach the teaching of writing by adopting Halliday’s idea of textual meaning and Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL). The students were introduced to samples of hortatory texts and trained to analyze the thematic patterns and grammatical cohesive devices. It is hoped that by training them to understand textual grammar (including thematic progression and cohesion), students (as readers and writers) are able to build their critical thinking skill and evaluate their own works. After the training, students were assigned to produce a hortatory text and to do self-editing activity. The data of this study were the twenty students’ hortatory texts which was analyzed using a framework of textual meaning proposed by Butt (2000). The analysis of the students texts show that most students were able to self-edit their own writings and edit their peer’s writing using thematic progression and cohesive devices. Students adopted skills of using both strategies in creating cohesiveness in their writing. In addition, students also produced critical response to the topic given through its theme and thematic displayed in the text analysis.

scholarly journals Interpersonal Function of Joe Biden’s Victory Speech (Systemic Functional Linguistics View)

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 57
Author(s):  
Hieronimus Canggung Darong
Keyword(s):  
Social Relationships ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Systemic Functional Linguistics ◽  
Function Analysis ◽  
Analysis Data ◽  
Text Structure ◽  
Functional Linguistics ◽  
Linguistic Resources ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Close Distance

Text analysis was mainly concerned with the ideational function and textual function. Besides, macro aspect has been regarded as the most text structure examined in previous studies.  Regardless of those three aspects, this study focused on the interpersonal function analysis of political speech text, by taking an example of Joe Biden’s victory speech. The purposed theory namely Systemic Functional Linguistics theory (SFL) was then applied to analyze the text. The analysis was conducted by modifying the speech text into clauses which were subsequently analyzed in accordance with the goal of the analysis. Data analysis revealed that the speech established an intimate relationship and a close distance with the audience. As such, the speaker enables to gain support and exchange information through the use of linguistics resources namely declarative clause in the mood structure, modality, and pronoun "we". As a conclusion, different use of mood, modality, and personal pronouns might determine the different level of interpersonal function of a text. This study has a great impact on language teaching and learning in terms of maintaining social relationships and exchanging meanings between teachers and students by taking into account the link between linguistic resources and the nature of texts.

scholarly journals An experimental study on the effect of systemic functional linguistics applied through a genre-pedagogy approach to teaching writing

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
May Olaug Horverak
Keyword(s):  
Systemic Functional Linguistics ◽  
First Language ◽  
Text Structure ◽  
Teaching Writing ◽  
Grammar Instruction ◽  
Making Meaning ◽  
Functional Linguistics ◽  
Approach To Teaching ◽  
Argumentative Essays ◽  
Explicit Grammar Instruction

Abstract In the tradition of teaching English as a second language, there has been an increased interest in how functional language descriptions and understandings of genres may be used as resources for making meaning. The present study investigates what impact writing instruction that draws upon systemic functional linguistics (SFL) applied through a genre-pedagogy approach has on students’ ability to write argumentative essays. This includes explicit grammar instruction inspired by SFL, as well as instruction on text structure. The study uses a mixed-methods approach, with a quasi-experiment followed up by quantitative and qualitative analyses of the collected material. Statistical analyses indicate a significant positive effect on writing performance in the intervention groups, regardless of gender, first language and previous level of writing. As the study lacks control groups, the quantitative analysis was complemented with examples from student texts to illustrate the improvement revealed in the statistical analysis. The findings suggest that SFL applied through a genre-pedagogy approach to teaching writing may help students to improve their writing skills.

A Comparative Study on Register and Genre of Review Texts in Teen Ink Magazine

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Qudwatu Nabila Rodhiya
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Systemic Functional Linguistics ◽  
Text Structure ◽  
Genre Analysis ◽  
Generic Structure ◽  
Functional Linguistics ◽  
Language Style ◽  
Positive Assessment

This research focuses on two review texts published in a teenage magazine called <em>Teen Ink</em>. It is aimed to discover the language style and text structure used by the same text producer. Using Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) approach, this research describes the register and genre employed in the two analyzed texts. The analysis was done by examining and comparing the generic structure and the metafunctions of each text. The description of data led to the interpretation of field, tenor, and mode. From the genre analysis, it can be seen that the text producer follows the same text structure for both texts, though differences were found in the technique used to compose each stage of the text. In terms of register, different dominant transitivity and circumstance types were found in both texts. Meanwhile, the text producer puts all participants surrounding the texts in equal position, and positive assessment is implied in both texts. In addition, as the texts are written in a language style that tends to be spoken, the texts are considered appropriate for the medium, namely the review column of <em>Teen Ink</em> magazine.

Metafunction Realization on Students’ Descriptive Paragraphs

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 20
Author(s):  
Kammer Tuahman Sipayung ◽  
Nenni Triana Sinaga ◽  
Maria Olivia Cristina Sianipar ◽  
Fenty Debora Napitupulu
Keyword(s):  
Systemic Functional Linguistics ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Personal Pronoun ◽  
Functional Linguistics ◽  
Source Data ◽  
Descriptive Writing ◽  
Textual Meaning ◽  
Interview Analysis ◽  
Descriptive Qualitative

The objectives of this paper is to describe and explain the experential, interpersonal, textual meaning and schematic structure of students’ descriptive writing. This research used descriptive qualitative approach with content and Interview analysis as a tehnique. Descriptive texts which is written by students are the source data in this research. Source data are analyzed through Systemic Functional Linguistics Theory. It is found that students conveyed the experential meaning by using four process (relational 66,02%, Material 17,22%, Mental 9,09% and Existential 7,65%). The students expressed the interpersonal meaning of descriptive text through declarative, imperative, modality and personal pronoun. It was showed that descriptive mostly dominated with declarative form (98,51). The students expressed the textual meaning for their descriptive text through developing themes and rhemes. Half (57,54%) students had planned the rhetorical development of the text. Seventeen descriptive writing were built with two main stages (identification and description). There are 64,7% text was constructed in not proper stages (schematic structures).

scholarly journals Transitivity System in Hotel Slogans: Systemic Functional Linguistics Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 179-186
Author(s):  
Salwa Fadila Firdaus ◽  
Sutiono Mahdi
Keyword(s):  
Research Design ◽  
Systemic Functional Linguistics ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Functional Linguistics ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Textual Meaning ◽  
Type Classification ◽  
Relational Process

 AbstractThree metafunctions of meaning in Systemic Functional Linguistics are interpersonal meaning, textual meaning, and ideational meaning. In ideational meaning, it is realized through the transitivity system (Halliday, 2004). As for this study, it focuses on the analysis of processes type classification and what type of process that dominant in Bandung hotel slogans based on Halliday’s theory about transitivity. To present the findings, a qualitative descriptive study is applied as the research design. The documentation method is used to collect 36 Bandung hotel slogans. It appears that the relational process is the most dominant in the hotel slogan clauses in order to represent their brand to affect the customer’s mind.  

scholarly journals Grammatical Metaphor in English-Chinese Translation

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-29
Author(s):  
Xianzhu Si ◽  
Jing Wang
Keyword(s):  
Systemic Functional Linguistics ◽  
Translation Studies ◽  
Functional Equivalence ◽  
Source Text ◽  
Chinese Translation ◽  
Functional Linguistics ◽  
Grammatical Metaphor ◽  
Textual Meaning ◽  
Grammatical Structures

This paper aims to apply grammatical metaphor (GM) in systemic functional linguistics (SFL) into translation studies. From the concept of functional equivalence in terms of ideational meaning, interpersonal meaning, and textual meaning required of target text (TT) relative to source text (ST) proposed by SFL, it is necessary for the translators to manipulate respectively on the transitivity system, mood system, modality system, and theme system that embody ideational meaning, interpersonal meaning, and textual meaning. Since the same meaning can be expressed in different grammatical structures, the translators, in this process, are faced with a variety of grammatical forms, among which congruent form and metaphorical form are included. To attain the goal of translation prescribed above, the translator has to choose an accurate and appropriate structure. The article then discusses the necessity and effects of GM's application into English to Chinese translation to ensure the quality of the works translated.

Reconsidering “cause inside the clause” in scientific discourse – from a discourse semantic perspective in systemic functional linguistics

2018 ◽  
Vol 38 (5) ◽  
pp. 525-550 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing Hao
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Systemic Functional Linguistics ◽  
Knowledge Building ◽  
Scientific Discourse ◽  
Research Articles ◽  
Language Resources ◽  
Undergraduate Biology ◽  
Cause And Effect ◽  
Functional Linguistics ◽  
Expression Studies

Abstract The ability to construe and to interpret cause–effect relations is critical to the task of knowledge building in science. It is essential to understanding investigative processes and to interpreting claims. However, in the discourses of science the linguistic construal of cause and effect can be far removed from that of its everyday, commonsense expression. Studies in systemic functional linguistics have found that scientific causality is often realized inside a clause rather than between clauses (Halliday, M. A. K. 1998. Things and relations. In J. R. Martin and R. Veel [eds.], Reading science: Critical and functional perspectives on discourses of science, 185–235. London & New York: Routledge). This paper aims to further understand the challenge of making meanings of scientific causality from a linguistic perspective. I analyze the language of biology in five research articles, which are students’ key reading texts in a core undergraduate biology course at a leading Australian university. I argue that a discourse semantic understanding of “cause inside the clause” is critical for revealing the diverse language resources for constructing scientific causality.

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