Texto e gramática: uma introdução à Linguística Sistémico-Funcional

Carlos A. M. Gouveia

Text and Grammar: an introduction to Systemic Functional Linguistics

Authors

Carlos A. M. Gouveia Universidade de Lisboa / Instituto de Linguística Teórica e Computacional

Keywords:

functions of language, system, text, instantiation, lexicogrammar.

Abstract

The purpose of the text is to introduce the reader to the theoretical framework of systemic functional linguistics, by systematizing some of the key concepts and milestones in the development of this theory of grammatical description. After introducing some general aspects related to the nature of language and its the role in human life, the text explores the notion of language function and the way it contributes to the building up of the theory. The text continues with the description of the relationship between language and the linguistic system, claiming the importance of language use in any linguistic description and foregrounding text both as a unit of use and as a unit of description, that is, as an instantiation of the system and the sole means of shedding light to it in terms of descriptive knowledge. The text proceeds with the description of the relationship between text and context, putting forward the concepts of register and genre, and then describes the network of lexicogrammatical choices realizing the meaning potential of language. The text ends with a short systematization of the types/levels of analysis and the metalanguage used.

Author Biography

Carlos A. M. Gouveia, Universidade de Lisboa / Instituto de Linguística Teórica e Computacional

Professor Auxiliar de nomeação definitiva da Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Lisboa e investigador do ILTEC-Instituto de Linguística Teórica e Computacional, onde coordena o Grupo de Investigação Discurso e Literacia. As suas áreas de investigação são a Linguística Sistémico-Funcional, a Análise do Discurso e a Análise Crítica do Discurso. No que respeita à docência, as suas práticas têm incidido na leccionação de cadeiras de cursos de graduação, nomeadamente de Linguística Inglesa, Comunicação Intercultural e Análise do Discurso, e de seminários de diferentes cursos de pós-graduação (mestrado e doutoramento), como, por exemplo, Modelos de Análise do Discurso, Análise Crítica do Discurso e Construção Social do Género, Língua e Literacia: Géneros e Registos do Discurso, ou Pedagogia e Desenvolvimento da Escrita: Textos, Processos e Práticas. Entre múltiplos artigos nas suas áreas de investigação, publicados tanto em português como em inglês, as suas publicações incluem os seguintes livros: Introdução à Linguística: Geral e Portuguesa (1996, co-organizador), Língua (1998, co-autor), Discourse, Communication and the Enterprise: Linguistic Perspectives (2004, co-organizador).

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2009-06-30

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Gouveia, C. A. M. (2009). Text and Grammar: an introduction to Systemic Functional Linguistics. MATRAGA - Journal Published by the Graduate Program in Letters at Rio De Janeiro State University (UERJ), 16(24). Retrieved from https://www.e-publicacoes.uerj.br/matraga/article/view/27795

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Vol. 16 No. 24 (2009): Contemporary Theories of Grammar

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