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　　“This long-awaited volume is an invaluable presentation of, and rationale for, the central descriptive apparatus of Halliday’s systemic-functional grammar of English...essential reading for all studnts of English textual structure, teeming with insights.’ English Studies.
    Since is first publication in 1985.An Lntroduction to Functional Grammar has been standard reading for everyone engaged in textual analysis. It sets out the basic principles of functional grammatical analysis in a way which will equip the reader to apply these principles to any context of language use -for example educational, developmental,ethnographic or literary.
    This new edition has been thoroughly updated as a result of experience gained in teacing and in the light of new research and applications. A number ofkey sections, for example on transitivity, on clause and group complexes, and on grammatical metaphor, have been substantially revised. making the material more accessible. A particularly belpful feature to users of the first edition will be the addition of a comprehensive index.