An accessible introduction to the analysis of English, helping you to understand the structure, meaning and use of the English language in the context of the Hallidayan systemic functional grammar model.
Provides readers with useful and succinct notes...suggestions for further study and reading...particularly useful not only for students, but also teachers.Japanese Association of English TeachersVery clear introduction to difficult concepts - great exercisesDr Sheena Gardner, University of Warwick, UK'The best for this level.'P. Livesey, University of Central LancashireEach chapter has a summary, suggestions for further study and a number of exercises. And the time-challenged lecturer will welcome to answers at the back of the book. The glossary is generous, and where appropriate capital letters are used to follow the conventions of SFL. Anne Sachtleben, TESOLANZ Journal