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Designed for both learners of English and students of English linguistics as a foreign language, it also serves as a refresher for experienced linguists. Chapters guide readers through major metafunctions, clause and discourse organization, and tools such as Appraisal, using examples drawn exclusively from twenty-first century texts.","A Systemic Functional Grammar of English  \nProviding a simple – but not simplistic – introduction to the Systemic Functional Grammar (SFG) of English, this book serves as a launching pad for the beginning student and a review for the more seasoned linguist. With an introduction to SFG through lexicogrammar and the concept of rankshift, this book is the first introduction to SFG (including Appraisal) with examples exclusively sourced from twenty-first century texts. Written for those learning English and English linguistics as a foreign language, this serves as an easy-to-read introduction or refresher course for Systemic Functional Linguistics.  \nDavid Banks is Emeritus Professor at the Université de Bretagne Occidentale in France. He is former Head of the English Department, Director of Equipe de Recherche en Linguistique Appliquée (ERLA) and Chairman of Association Française de la Linguistique Systémique Fonctionnelle (AFLSF) . He is author or editor of 30 books and has published over 110 academic articles. His publication The Development of Scientific Writing: Linguistic features and historical context (2008) won the European Society for the Study of English Language and Linguistics Book Award in 2010. His research interests include the diachronic study of scientific text and the application of Systemic Functional Linguistics to English and French.  \nA Systemic Functional Grammar of English  \nA Simple Introduction  \nDavid Banks  \nFirst published 2019  \nby Routledge  \n52 Vanderbilt Avenue, New York, NY 10017 and by Routledge  \n2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 4RN Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business  \n© 2019 Taylor & Francis  \nThe right of David Banks to be identified as author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.  \nAll rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers.  \nTrademark notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe.  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalog record for this title has been requested  \nISBN: 978-1-138-60594-7 (hbk)  \nISBN: 978-1-138-60595-4 (pbk)  \nISBN: 978-0-429-46784-4 (ebk) Typeset in Sabon  \nby Deanta Global Publishing Services, Chennai, India  \nContents  \nPreface vii  \n1 Some introductory remarks to get us started 1  \nSummary 6  \n2 Grammatical parts and how they work together 7  \nAnalysing a more extended example 14  \nSummary 16  \nActivities and exercises 16  \nKey to activities 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