دانلود کتاب The lexicogrammar of adjectives : a systemic functional approach to lexis

It has long been a tenet of systemic functional linguistics that lexis should be treated as "most delicate grammar", that is, that the "senses" of lexical items should be modelled in system networks that are essentially similar in kind to those used in model meanings realized in grammar. After verbs and nouns, adjectives are the most important lexical word class. This is a descriptive and theoretical study of this central grammatical category, providing a demonstration of the validity of Halliday's hypothesis, and aiming to contribute to the linguistic theory of both system. Read more... Content: Approaches to lexis in systemic functional linguistics; adjectives in English; the Cardiff Systemic Functional Grammar; a functional syntax of adjectives - the quality group; system networks and lexis; the system network for quality; aspects of the lexicogrammar of quality; the syntactic environment of the quality group. Abstract: After verbs and nouns, adjectives are the most important lexical word class. This is a study of this central grammatical category, providing a demonstration of the validity of Halliday's hypothesis, and aiming to contribute to the linguistic theory of systemic functional and general linguistics. Read more...