Systemic Functional Grammar of German: From Grammar to Discourse

A Systemic Functional Grammar of German presents a detailed survey of the grammar and discourse of the German language. Starting with a brief summary of systemic functional concepts, the study proceeds to analyse every aspect of the clause as exchange, representation, complex and message. Each chapter includes analysis of a short text, and this analysis is elaborated throughout. The second half of the book looks at German discourse analysis, including appraisal, metaphor, and identification. Lengthy German passages are translated in the appendix.
Presupposing little or no prior knowledge of German, this book will be of interest to researchers in German language, systemic functional linguistics and discourse analysis.