Invitation to Systemic Functional Linguistics through the Cardiff Grammar: An extension and simplification of Halliday's Systemic Functional Grammar ...

Preface to the Third EditionPreface to the Second Edition 1 Who this book is for, where it comes from, and how to read it 2 The place of syntax in an overall model of language 3 Introducing the syntax of TRANSITIVITY and MOOD: a simple example 4 Developing reliable analysis skills: towards an adequate set of Guidelines 5 A minimal theory of syntax: keeping things simple 6 The special case of 'being' as a Main Verb - and related concepts 7 A systemic functional grammar for the structures introduced so far 8 Three types of Auxiliary Verb, one type of Theme and one type of Newness 9 POLARITY, CONTRASTIVE NEWNESS and Preliminary Guidelines with the Improved Mood Test 10 An overview of the syntax of TRANSITIVITY: Participants as Subjects and Complements 11 An overview of the syntax of MOOD 12 The syntax of Circumstances and other types of Adjunct 13 The syntax of TRANSITIVITY: five additional concepts 14 Three new elements : Infinitive, Auxiliary Extension and Vocative 15 Full Guidelines for clause analysis 16 A final analysis task 17 What comes next? Appendix 1: A summary of English syntax for the text analyst Appendix 2: An overall comparison of the Cardiff and Sydney Grammars