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Article published In: Language, Context and Text
Vol. 4:1 (2022) ► pp.146–157

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Margaret Berry

Text analyst, academic, teacher and friend

ORCiD logo with link | University of Bath
Published online: 6 April 2022
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https://doi.org/10.1075/langct.00036.for
Article outline
  • 1.Theme: The writer’s priority
  • 2.Exchange structure: A metafunctional approach
  • 3.The middle ranks of grammar: Group and phrase
  • 4.Concluding remarks
  • Acknowledgements
  • References
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