SAlthough different theoretical models are complementary, functional models in general, andSystemic Functional Linguistics in particular lend themselves to the analysis of text. This is so atthe level of register, in terms of Field, Tenor and Mode, as well as at the level of semantics interms of ideational, interpersonal and textual metafunction. This paper will consider two...

It is generally recognized that many second language learners have difficulties with cohesion in academic texts.  Writing seems to be the most difficult subject for many students. To produce good writing, it is necessary to know how to organize Theme and Rheme in a text. Thematic structure as an important feature in textual metafunction plays a significant role in promoting the textual coherenc...

As students’ academic language ability grows, they are expected to move from summarizing or retelling works of literature to studying texts critically. With this comes the demand for more developed literacy skills or, as those working from a systemic functional linguistic perspective would argue, an increase in the students’ resources for making meaning in an ever-widening variety of contexts (...

ion is to take a distance from the concrete world. Abstraction coincides with (or is a close variant of ) generalisation. Abstraction is information hiding. Abstraction is to keep relevant aspects and to disregard irrelevant ones.ion is information hiding. Abstraction is to keep relevant aspects and to disregard irrelevant ones. Abstraction is a kind of reformulation or approximationion is a ki...

Since the past 10 years, theory of semantic waves has further progressed. This is deeply rooted in knowledge structures, legitimation code theory, and systemic functional linguistics. In addition, can also be applied discourse analysis, language learning, teaching, many other fields.

This study draws on Systemic Functional Linguistics and Cognitive Theory to explore genre blending in Amos 5. It demonstrates that 5 is both a plausibly cohesive coherent text, the text made up of sub-sections identifiably distinct genres prophetic literature.