Day 2 of Pre-Congress Institute of ISFC 40

Last updated:2013-07-09

The 2nd day workshop of Pre-Congress Institute of ISFC40 centered on the introduction and explanation of context in SFL. In the first session, Professor Wendy L. Bowcher walks the audience through the development of context in SFL and delivers a vivid lecture on relevant concepts in context in SFL. She illustrates the differences between Malinowski’s original concept and the approaches adopted by Firth and Halliday.

In the afternoon session, Emeritus Professor R. Hasan explicates some of the key theoretical aspects of context, including the relationship between “context” and “register”. She explains the meaning of “relevant context” and the importance of a paradigmatic view of context of situation.

Running parallel to the workshop is the course on “Intonation in the Grammar of English”, which started today and will last until Saturday 13th July. It is taught by Emeritus Professor William S. Greaves and Meena Dabashsish. The course aims to introduce all strata of systemic functional analysis with particular emphasis on the lower end of the realization chain: choices in the English intonation sound system realizing choices in the lexicogrammar.