Systemic functional linguistics

Fontaine, Lise ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9366-8725 and McCabe, Anne 2023. Systemic functional linguistics. Wei, Li, Hua, Zhu and Simpson, James, eds. The Routledge Handbook of Applied Linguistics, London: Routledge, pp. 322-335. (10.4324/9781003082644-27)

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Abstract

Systemic functional linguistics (SFL) has, from its conception, identified as an ‘appliable’ linguistics, rejecting an opposition between ‘proper’ and ‘applied’ linguistics. The value placed on the problem-solving abilities of the theory has shaped the framework, given its development alongside applications. In this chapter, after a brief introduction, we examine the SFL view of language as social semiotic in Section 2. In developing his approach to language, Michael Halliday, the founder of SFL, focused his work on the social functions that language serves, arguing that the organization of language is shaped by its use and that, therefore, context is inherent to any description of language. In Section 3, we review contributions of SFL to language and learning which exemplify Halliday’s view that learning language should not be isolated from other aspects of learning. From this perspective, we explore how SFL can inform our understanding of language development and its approach to learning about and through language. We then discuss a range of broader applications of SFL, including fields of study such as ecolinguistics, multimodality, translation, and studies of language in medical and clinical settings. The chapter concludes with our perspective on future considerations for applied linguistics.

Item Type:	Book Section
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	English, Communication and Philosophy
Publisher:	Routledge
ISBN:	9781003082644
Last Modified:	06 Mar 2024 13:33
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/163324

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