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Obituary published In: Functions of Language
Vol. 25:2 (2018) ► pp.205–228

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Obituary

A tribute to M. A. K. Halliday (1925–2018)

 | KU Leuven
Published online: 19 October 2018
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Article outline
  • 1.Cracking linguistic codes: Theoretical-descriptive work
    • 1.1.1Study of Chinese
    • 1.1.2Scale and Category Grammar
      • 1.2.1Description of English
      • 1.2.2Systemic Functional Grammar
    • 1.3.1Description of one child’s protolanguage
    • 1.4Language as a social semiotic
  • 2.Halliday’s significance and enduring influence
  • Acknowledgements
  • Notes
  • References
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