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2. Functional linguistics - Wikipedia

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   The term 'functionalism' or 'functional linguistics' became controversial in the 1980s with the rise of a new wave of evolutionary linguistics. Johanna Nichols argued that the meaning of 'functionalism' had changed, and the terms formalism and functionalism should be taken as referring to generative grammar, and the emergent linguistics of Paul Hopper and Sandra Thompson, respectively; and ...

3. Functional grammar - Wikipedia

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   Functional grammar may refer to: Functional linguistics, a range of functionally based approaches to linguistics; Functional discourse grammar, grammar models developed by Simon C. Dik that explain how utterances are shaped based on the goals of language users; Systemic functional grammar, a grammatical description developed by Michael Halliday

4. Systemic functional grammar - Wikipedia

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   Systemic functional grammar (SFG) is a form of grammatical description originated by Michael Halliday. [1] It is part of a social semiotic approach to language called systemic functional linguistics .

5. Functional discourse grammar - Wikipedia

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   Functional discourse grammar has been developed as a successor to functional grammar, attempting to be more psychologically and pragmatically adequate than functional grammar. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The top-level unit of analysis in functional discourse grammar is the discourse move, not the sentence or the clause .

6. Lexical functional grammar - Wikipedia

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   Lexical functional grammar (LFG) is a constraint-based grammar framework in theoretical linguistics.It posits two separate levels of syntactic structure, a phrase structure grammar representation of word order and constituency, and a representation of grammatical functions such as subject and object, similar to dependency grammar.

7. Functional English - Wikipedia

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   Functional English is usage of the English language required to perform a specific function. This is typically taught as a foundation subject when a good command of English is required for academic study and career progression. [1] In some cases, a particular form of technical English, such as Aviation English, may be required for a particular ...