From the perspective of systemic functional linguistics (SFL), lexical metaphors are recognized as a resource for enacting interpersonal meaning in discourse. Within the APPRAISAL framework, they constitute a means for ‘provoking’ an attitudinal interpretation. While the interpersonal function of lexical metaphors is well recognized in SFL, there have been relatively few studies that focus spec...

Interpersonal communication on online social networks has a significant impact on the society by not only diffusing information, but also forming social ties, norms, and behaviors. Knowing how the conversational discourse semantically and geographically vary over time can help uncover the changing dynamics of interpersonal ties and the digital traces of social events. This paper introduces a fr...

As evidenced by YouTube's rising online popularity, sharing experiences via social media is becoming more and common. Since the advent of digital media, communication experience have changed. A wedding speech an intriguing example this genre, where speaker naturally expresses gratitude to newlyweds guests while reliving family history. By recognizing important linguistic elements, audience can ...

Depresi adalah gangguan mental yang umum dan telah menyebabkan banyak kematian akibat bunuh diri. Penelitian ini bertujuan menguji efektivitas psikoterapi interpersonal terhadap depresi dengan menggunakan teknik meta analisis. Secara spesifik, kami memeriksa 12 literatur internasional melibatkan 848 partisipan. Analisis data jumlah partisipan (N), rerata (M), standar deviasi (SD) dari hasil pas...

An unprecedented combination of simula-tive and metaphor based reasoning about beliefs is achieved in an AI system, ATT-Meta. Much mundane discourse about beliefs productively uses conceptual metaphors such as MIND AS CONTAINER and IDEAS AS INTERNAL UTTERANCES, and ATT-Meta's metaphor-based reasoning accordingly leads to crucial discourse comprehension decisions. ATT-Meta's non-metaphorical mod...

The majority of functional models language, which purport to account for text, do not recognize the distinct dimension corresponding “discourse”, as conceived here. Instead, various semantic-pragmatic aspects use indexical expressions, in particular, tend be uniquely terms textual environment markers involved. Correlatively, invocation “context” such approaches tends limited essentially co-text...

In any well-written mathematical discourse a certain amount of mathematical and meta-mathematical knowledge is presupposed and implied. We give an account on presuppositions and implicatures in mathematical discourse and describe an architecture that allows to effectively interpret them. Our approach heavily relies on proof methods that capture common patterns of argumentation in mathematical d...

this bipartite paper examines the function of tasrif in the quranic story of creation in the light of halliday's textual meta-function. first, the quranic concept of tasrif as a field in elm-al maani (semantics of syntax), and its relation to systemic linguistics is introduced and reviewed. then, through review of literature, it is referred to givenness hierarchy, empathy degree, point of ...