Halliday Functional Grammar

A man once said:

"Traditionally, grammar has always been a grammar of written language: and it has always been a product grammar. A process/product distinction is a relevant one for linguists because it corresponds to that between our experience of speech and our experience of writing: writing exists whereas speech happens."

  • Halliday (1985, p.xxiii) cited in: David Brazil (1995) A Grammar of Speech. p.10

4 May 2014

TLGA 106: Grammatical Analysis Exercises

The old adage “practice makes perfect” has been applied to many kindsof learning, from high school chemistry and creative writing to musicand sports. While experts continue to debate the number of hours andthe type of practice that is optimal for success, one thing is clear: training improves performance and changes the brain.

Too much works to be done too little time
Eventually, by learning grammatical analysis which is a new thing, practice should be good to help us to have better understanding in Halliday’s grammar. Here are some links that you would want to find out.

Quizzes can be accessed here:
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