This paper describes work in progress on a corpus-based study, comparing seemingly similar registers in two languages: English and German newsgroup texts, collected in the Bremen Translation Corpus. Systemic Functional Grammar (SFG, Halliday 1994 [1985]) provides a theoretical framework for categorizing empirical findings. I will focus on three systems of the finite verbal group, i.e. tense, mo...

The goal of the analysis is to examine the function of the expressiveness of intonation from the viewpoint of three metafunctions of Systemic Grammar. One of the findings in this paper is that the Ideational metafunction in tone languages is functionally limited because of the pitch movement reserved for lexical distinction. In the Textual metafunction, especially for certain phenomena such as ...

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...

This study has promising implications for speeches as follows: (1) Positive declarative clauses are recommended to convey information and convince the audiences with positive facts. (2) Modal verbal operators with high modal commitment can show the addresser’s firm determination to finish tasks and build up the addresser’s authority. (3) The frequent applications of “we” and “we”-“you”-“we” pat...

Interpersonal metafunction is one of three components linguistic study within the Systemic Functional Linguistics framework (SFL). It concerned with how language users express ideas in texts order for their audience to perceive them. In regards political discourse, this aims unravel what PM Theresa May tries deliver her audience. By examining patterns independent clauses BBC speech regarding Br...