Systemic-functional grammar

Systemic Functional Grammar (SFG) is a grammatical model in linguistics that was developed by Michael Halliday in the 1960s .

Theories in this regard attempt to clarify to what extent wording creates different meanings ( semantics ). This is a fundamentally different approach than Noam Chomsky's question : "What is the finite rule system that exactly generates all grammatical sentences in a language?"

Systemic-Functional Grammar strives to bridge the gap between theoretical and applied linguistics . Their description of the grammatical apparatus is based on a comprehensive theory - but a theory that arose through their application. It is precisely here that it differs from other theories of grammar, such as Chomsky's analyzes, which are purely based on competence . Systemic-Functional Grammar thus becomes a tool for processing both grammar and meaning and discourse .

Well-known supporters of the theory are:

• Ángela Downing
• Philip Locke
• Sidney Greenbaum
• Randolph Quirk

literature

• MAK Halliday, Christian MIM Matthiessen: Halliday's Introduction to Functional Grammar . 4th ed., Routledge, London / New York, 2014, ISBN 978-0-415-82628-0 .
• Geoff Thompson: Introducing Functional Grammar . 3rd ed., Routledge, London / New York, 2013, ISBN 978-1-444-15267-8 .

Web links

• Uwe Helm Petersen: First introduction to the systemic functional grammar of German (PDF)