序Ⅰ
PrefaceⅢ
Part OneA Setup for Language
Chapter 1Language as a Set of Facts3
1.1Language as a Set of Facts4
1.1.1Language as a sociohistorical fact4
1.1.2Language as a neurological as well as cognitive fact9
1.2Language as a Fact of Its Own: the Design Features12
1.3Language as Entity vs. Speaking/Writing as Substance19Chapter 2Language as Text26
2.1Language as Process26
2.1.1The naming process26
2.1.2Meaning: one level of language31
2.1.3Wording/Grammar: another level of language34
2.2Language as Text36
2.2.1What is a text?36
2.2.2Wordtext continuum39
2.3From Situation to Language45ⅧAn Introduction to Language: A New Course BookPart TwoWord: Sense, Lexeme & M. Foot
Chapter 3What is Word?—A Definition55
3.1What is Word? A Transverse Perspective55
3.2How Is A Word Made Up? A Vertical Perspective63
3.3Meaning Types: the Neglected Aspect of Word Classification69Chapter 4Words (1): Senses and Sense Relations79
4.1Ideational Words79
4.1.1Experiential meanings80
4.1.2Logical meanings85
4.2Interpersonal Words90
4.2.1Modal words90
4.2.2Evaluative words93
4.2.3Words of formality97
4.3 Informational Words100
4.3.1Words of “Given” value100
4.3.2Words of “New” value107Chapter 5Words (2 & 3): Lexeme and Metrical Foot110
5.1Morpheme and Lexeme110
5.1.1Morpheme, affix, root and stem111
5.1.2The functions of affixes114
5.1.3Morpheme vs. meaning119
5.2Phoneme, Syllable and Metrical Foot123
5.2.1Phonemes123
5.2.2Syllable and metrical foot131
Part ThreeFrom Word to Sentence
Chapter 6 Word Group and Phrase139
6.1Word Group139
6.1.1Nominal group140
6.1.1.1The formal aspect of nominal group140
6.1.1.2The meaning/experiential aspect of
nominal group142
6.1.2Verbal group: the meaning and wording146
6.1.3Adverbial, conjunction and preposition groups150
6.1.4The phonological aspect of word group153
6.2Prepositional Phrase156 ContentsⅨChapter 7 Sentence (1): Interpersonal Meaning and Form161
7.1Introduction: Clause Complex as Transitional Rank161
7.2Mood and Its Form in Clause and Clause Complex164
7.2.1In the clause164
7.2.2In the clause complex167
7.3Evaluative Meaning in Emphatic Constructions169
7.4Formality and Its Form in the Clause and Clause Complex174Chapter 8Sentence (2): Ideational Meaning and Form181
8.1The Clause181
8.1.1Meaning structure: Transitivity 181
8.1.1.1What does Transitivity mean?181
8.1.1.2Material process183
8.1.1.3Mental process185
8.1.1.4Relational process187
8.1.1.5Verbal, behavioural and existential processes188
8.1.2The formal/wording aspect of transitivity189
8.2The Clause Complex192
8.2.1The Logicsemantic relations within the clause complex193
8.2.1.1Expansion193
8.2.1.2Extension194
8.2.1.3Enhancement195
8.2.2Logicgrammatical relations: the form197Chapter 9Sentence (3): Informational Meaning and Form200
9.1Topic Structure vs. Thematic Structure 201
9.1.1Topic structure in the clause201
9.1.2Topic system in the clause complex204
9.1.3Thematic structure in the clause206
9.1.4Thematic structure in the clause complex208
9.2Information Structure vs. Word Order211
9.2.1In the clause211
9.2.2In the clause complex213
9.3The Sounding Aspects of the Meanings and Wordings218
ⅩAn Introduction to Language: A New Course BookPart FourA Visualized Picture for Text and Language
Chapter 10From Clause to Text225
10.1From Clause to Text225
10.2The Ideational Perspective of Text227
10.2.1The Ideational meaning texture227
10.3The Interpersonal Perspective of Text234
10.3.1Textual mood meaning234
10.3.2Textual evaluative meaning238
10.3.3Textual formality and stylistic range241
10.4The Informational Perspective of Text246
10.4.1Topic systems in text246
10.4.2Information flow in text252Chapter 11Register, Perspective and Genre264
11.1Register265
11.1.1Field of discourse265
11.1.2Tenor of discourse269
11.1.2.1Verbal roles/behaviours269
11.1.2.2Affect/Emotion charge273
11.1.2.3Power and solidarity276
11.1.3Mode281
11.1.4A holistic description from the pragmatic angle286
11.2Perspective and Genre287Index301
《语言导论新编》内容提要310
