This paper reports on a case study from the Solomon Islands where national testing indicates poor performance in English literacy, particularly ability to write continuous text. Analysis of sample scripts was undertaken using Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) reveal weakness elaborate events within writing. Teaching and learning materials were subsequently developed results analysis, drawin...

Abstract The main purpose of this paper is to contrast the Chinese and Japanese mood type systems their realizations following network developed within framework Systemic Functional Linguistics. It found that: show similarity in delicacy systems, but has established a more prominent status for unbiased polarity seeker choice content than does; two languages display shared features use Mood part...

nonnative english-speaking scholars have often been reported to be at a disadvantage vis-à-vis their english native counterparts when it comes to writing a publishable research article (ra). when they submit their manuscripts to english-language journals, they sometimes receive comments criticizing their faulty english. one area of difficulty for these authors is the grammaticalization of neutr...

in this article, the first chapter of sibawayh’s book, al-kitāb devoted to the linguisticscience is reviewed. in this research, the persian translation of this chapter is firstprovided. then, some of the contents of this chapter are described with conceptualanalysis method, focusing on the terminology used in the text and using theoreticaltools of moden linguistics. in this study, a comparison ...