Bo Wang & Yuanyi Ma. Introducing Chinese discourse: Methods of analysis empowered by Systemic Functional Linguistics. London: Routledge, 2025. xxii + 156 pp. ISBN 978-0-367-64983-8(hb)

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Published online: 13 October 2025

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Bo Wang & Yuanyi Ma. Introducing Chinese discourse: Methods of analysis empowered by Systemic Functional Linguistics. London: Routledge, 2025. xxii + 156 pp. ISBN 978-0-367-64983-8(hb)

Bo Wang & Yuanyi Ma. Introducing Chinese discourse: Methods of analysis empowered by Systemic Functional Linguistics. London: Routledge, 2025. xxii + 156 pp. ISBN 978-0-367-64983-8(hb)