Michael J. Cummings
List of John Benjamins publications in which Michael J. Cummings is involved.
Journal
ISSN 2589-7233 | E‑ISSN 2589‑7241
Title
Linguistics in a Systemic Perspective
Edited by James D. Benson, Michael J. Cummings and William S. Greaves
The purpose of this book is to provide a general introduction to Systemic Linguistics in the form of essays written by leading figures in the field. These are, with one exception, not previously published, and taken together they constitute a comprehensive coverage of the diverse interests of… read more[Current Issues in Linguistic Theory, 39] 1988. x, 452 pp.
2020 Nominalisation and genre in early discourses on electricity: Franklin, Priestley and the Philosophical transactions Language, Context and Text 2:1, pp. 171–186 | Article
Halliday proposes that a key role in the language of science is played by compacting nominalisation, a strategy by which qualities and processes in one phase of a discourse are then nominalised in a following phase to facilitate the flow of argument. Compacting nominalisation is very… read more
2005 The role of Theme and Rheme in contrasting methods of organization in texts The Dynamics of Language Use: Functional and contrastive perspectives, Butler, Christopher S., María de los Ángeles Gómez González and Susana M. Doval-Suárez (eds.), pp. 129–154 | Article
1995 8. A systematic functional approach to the thematic structure of the old English clause On Subject and Theme: A discourse functional perspective, Hasan, Ruqaiya † and Peter H. Fries (eds.), pp. 275–316 | Article
1987 Syspro: a computerized method for writing system networks and deriving selection expressions Language Topics: Essays in honour of Michael Halliday, Steele, Ross and Terry Threadgold (eds.), pp. 45–64 | Article