A Systemic Functional Grammar of Chinese Nominal Groups

A Text-Based Approach
1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-981-19-4011-8
Verlag: Springer Nature Singapore

Buch, Englisch, 246 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 454 g

Reihe: The M.A.K. Halliday Library Functional Linguistics Series

This book describes the grammar of Chinese nominal groups for the purpose of text analysis, drawing upon Halliday’s systemic functional linguistics (SFL) model. Exploring the metafunctional grammatical resources in nominal groups, the book provides a new perspective on conducting text analysis by focusing on the metafunctions performed by various elements in the nominal group. 

The observations on nominal groups presented here are based on both a working corpus of 180 texts of various types and a large referential corpus of over 16 billion tokens. With clear descriptions of the terminology used, the book presents a case study at the end of each major chapter, which demonstrates how the grammatical resources discussed can be applied to the delicate analysis of authentic texts. This monograph is more than a grammar book, for it offers a new way to engage with a text microscopically and enables readers to approach and analyse a text by focusing on grammatical units below the clause level. The book provides an accessible and valuable resource for readers who are interested in SFL-based typological description, text analysis, translation studies between English and Chinese, English–Chinese comparative linguistic studies, and Chinese language teaching and learning. 

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Fang, Jing

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Sprachwissenschaften Theoretische Linguistik
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Grammatik, Syntax, Morphologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Übersetzungswissenschaft, Translatologie, Dolmetschen
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Fremdsprachenerwerb und -didaktik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PrefaceConventions
Chapter 1 Introduction1.1 Defining “nominal group”1.2 nominal group in text1.3 Towards a delicate grammar of nominal group
Chapter 2 Approaches to nominal group 2.1 Chinese nominal group in traditional grammar2.2 Systemic functional studies of nominal group2.3 Introducing an SFL approach2.4 Methodology
Chapter 3 Logical resources of Chinese nominal group3.1 Nominal group complexing3.2 The system of MODIFICATION3.3 Case study
Chapter 4 Experiential resources of Chinese nominal group4.1 The experiential structure of Chinese nominal group4.2 Thing4.3 Classifier4.4 Epithet4.5 Qualifier4.6 Measure4.7 Case study
Chapter 5 Interpersonal resources of Chinese nominal group5.1 Nominal mood5.2 Person5.3 Attitude5.4 Modality5.5 Case study
Chapter 6 Textual resources of Chinese nominal group6.1 Systems in the textual domain6.2 Ellipsis in Chinese nominal group6.3 Lexical cohesion and nominal group6.4 Case study
Chapter 7 Metaphor in Chinese nominal group7.1 Interpersonal metaphor7.2 Ideational metaphor7.3 Case study
Chapter 8 Conclusions8.1 Summary 8.2 Challenges in the typological description of Chinese nominal group8.3 Future directions

Über Autor(innen)

Dr. Jing Fang is a Lecturer at the Department of Linguistics, Macquarie University, and holds a Ph.D. in systemic functional linguistics. Teaching in the university’s postgraduate program for translation and interpreting, Jing is interested in using linguistic theories to interpret the choices made by translators and interpreters and in bridging theory and practice in the classroom. Her research interests include systemic functional linguistics, text analysis, language typology, and process- and product-based translation and interpreting studies. Jing is also a professional translator and interpreter between English and Chinese, certified by Australia’s National Accreditation Authority of Translators and Interpreters (NAATI).