Systemic Functional Linguistics ( SFL).pptx

Power point about Sfl

1. Systemic Functional Linguistics ( SFL) Meeting III ( Metafunctions)

2. Metafunctions Functions that underlies language functionality Property of a language Language of the language Purpose: help to analyze different roles in the context

3. Metafunctions Ideational Meaning ( Field) Interpersonal Meaning (Tenor) Textual meaning ( Mode)

4. Ideational Meaning ( Field) To understand the environment ( related with the process of something) The topic that being talked of someone Example: the conversation about coffee. Andi : heloo beri.... Beri : Hello beri... Andi : what are you doing here? Beri: I am enjoying my coffee.. Andi: what coffee do you like the most? Beri : Americano for sure.. So i deational of the text is coffee ( topic of the text)

5. Interpersonal Meaning ( Tenor) A particular relationship with the people Person who involved in one condition/ in the text Example: Andi : heloo beri .... Beri : Hello beri ... Andi : what are you doing here? Beri : I am enjoying my coffee.. Andi : what coffee do you like the most? Beri : Americano for sure.. So, the interpersonal of this text is Andi and Berry they are friend

6. Textual Meaning ( Mode) Particular way of organizing the talk or text. The way of the text or the topic is being delivered. Example: Andi : heloo beri.... Beri : Hello beri... Andi : what are you doing here? Beri: I am enjoying my coffee.. Andi: what coffee do you like the most? Beri : Americano for sure.. The textual meaning is speaking way face to face

7. Assignment You can open your book “ An introduction to Systemic Functional Linguistics” by Suzanne Eggins. Page 4-6. Please read 3 texts that has the same title “ Crying baby 1-3” and then anlyze the metafunctions of each text and then make the conclutions what makes the 3 texts different.