1st Edition
Complementarity Between Lexis and Grammar in the System of Person A Systemic Typological Approach
By Pin Wang
Copyright 2017
130 Pages
47 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
130 Pages
47 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
130 Pages
47 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book investigates the lexico-grammatical complementarity in language in its construal of person as a semantic system. Given the vast and wide spectrum of resources for expressing distinctions in the assignment of person roles in language, this book presents person-related system networks covering a rich range of semantic features. It also studies the system of person in relation to other... Read more
Figures and Tables. Acknowledgements. Abbreviations. Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Systemic Theories and Lexicogrammar Chapter 3 Person as a System Chapter 4 Lexicalization and Grammaticalization of Person Chapter 5 Complementarity Between Lexis and Grammar: a Systemic Functional perspective Chapter 6 Conclusion. Bibliography. Index
Biography
Pin Wang is a lecturer in the School of Foreign Languages at Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China, teaching English and Sanskrit. His research interests are: Systemic Theory, Functional Grammar, and Functional Language Typology, with particular focus on classical languages (e.g. Sanskrit) and minority languages of China (e.g. Tibetan).
