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000723716 1001_ $$aWebster, Jonathan,$$d1955-$$eauthor.
000723716 24510 $$aUnderstanding verbal art$$h[electronic resource] :$$ba functional linguistic approach /$$cJonathan Webster.
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000723716 4901_ $$aThe M.A.K. Halliday Library functional linguistics series,$$x2198-9869
000723716 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
000723716 5050_ $$aPreface; Acknowledgments; Contents; 1 Thinking About Language; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Dealing with Indeterminacy in Language; 1.3 Thinking Grammatically: Grammatics; 1.4 Thinking About the Text: Arriving at a Theory of the Text; 1.5 Systemic Functional Theory; 1.6 Theory of Lexicogrammar; 1.7 Theory of Lexis; 1.8 System in Language; 1.9 Ideational Meaning; 1.10 Logical Meaning; 1.11 Interpersonal Meaning; 1.12 Textual Meaning; 1.13 Language as a Stratified, Multifunctional System; 1.14 Conclusion; References; 2 Stepping into Meaning with Iskandar J in His Studio; 2.1 Introducing Edwin Thumboo
000723716 5058_ $$a2.2 Creativity in Language2.3 Reading Edwin Thumboo; 2.4 Stepping into Meaning with Iskandar J in His Studio; 2.5 Stepping into Ideational Meaning; 2.6 Stepping into Interpersonal Meaning; 2.7 Stepping into Textual Meaning; 2.8 Beyond the Clause; 2.9 Poetry in the Making; 2.10 Beyond Technique; References; 3 Gods Can Die; 3.1 Tense, Polarity, and Clause Type; 3.2 Process, Participant, and Circumstance; References; 4 David; References; 5 Conjunction; 5.1 Multilayered Metaphors; 5.2 Simple Present, Simple Past; 5.3 To Other Eyes Made Visible; References; 6 A Poet Reading; 6.1 A Poet Reading
000723716 5058_ $$a6.2 She is...6.3 Grammar in a Sacred Word; References; 7 Language as Power (for L&B); 7.1 A Hymn; 7.2 Ancestral Voices Heard from Afar; 7.3 Om: The Sacred Syllable; 7.4 Dante's Paradiso; 7.5 The Numeral 3; 7.6 Two Movements; 7.7 Twin Themes of History and Friendship; References; 8 Uncle Never Knew; 8.1 Uncle's Companions; 8.2 Post-(Back-in-Swatow), Uncle; 8.3 Yin-Yang: Intertwined Duality; 8.4 Evolution of Peace; 8.5 'Uncle Never Knew': A Note on the Background; References; Appendix Edwin Thumboo; Index
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000723716 520__ $$aThis book applies linguistic analysis to the poetry of Emeritus Professor Edwin Thumboo, a Singaporean poet and leading figure in Commonwealth literature. The work explores how the poet combines grammar and metaphor to make meaning, making the reader aware of the linguistic resources developed by Thumboo as the basis for his unique technique. The author approaches the poems from a functional linguistic perspective, investigating the multiple layers of meaning and metaphor which go into producing these highly textured, grammatically intricate works of verbal art. The approach is based on Syst.
000723716 588__ $$aOnline resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed September 29, 2014).
000723716 650_0 $$aFunctionalism (Linguistics)
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