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Introduction published In: Context in Systemic Functional Linguistics: Theoretical developments and directions
Edited by Wendy L. Bowcher and Tom Bartlett
[Functions of Language 28:3] 2021
► pp. 243–259

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Introduction to this special issue

Context in Systemic Functional Linguistics

Principles and parameters

ORCiD logo with link | University of Glasgow
ORCiD logo with link | Sun Yat-sen University
Published online: 7 April 2021
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https://doi.org/10.1075/fol.20017.bar
Article outline
  • 1.Introduction: Context in social linguistics
  • 2.SFL and context: Underlying principles
  • 3.Parameters of context
  • 4.The paradigmatic representation of context of situation
  • Note
  • References
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