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Functional Sentence Perspective

Functional Sentence Perspective is a linguistic theory that systematically analyzes sentence structure by distinguishing between given (thematically familiar) and new (thematically novel) information to explain how syntactic configurations reflect discourse-related communicative functions.

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2017–2026

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23

<b>Functional sentence perspective in written and spoken communication</b> . By Jan Firbas. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1992. Pp. xv, 239. Cloth $54.95.

Wallace Chafe · Language · 1994 · 302 citations

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Research articles in applied linguistics: structures from a functional perspective

Yang Ruiying, Desmond Allison · English for Specific Purposes · 2003 · 222 citations · Full text

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Sentence Intonation from a Functional Point of View

František Daneš · WORD · 1960 · 214 citations · Full text

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Starting points

Brian MacWhinney · Language · 1977 · 210 citations

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The syntax and semantics of NEG-Raising, with evidence from French

Ellen F. Prince · Language · 1976 · 99 citations

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Authors

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  1. LU
    Len Unsworth

    Australian Catholic University, Australia

    2 publications · 124 citations

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  2. NR
    Neil Roberts

    University of Liverpool, United Kingdom

    1 publications · 67 citations

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  3. DA
    Desmond Allison

    National University of Singapore, Singapore

    1 publications · 222 citations

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  4. JC
    Jana Chamonikolasová

    1 publications · 14 citations

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  5. MD
    María Dolores

    1 publications · 12 citations

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Institutions

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  1. University of Liverpool

    Liverpool, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    4 publications

    268 citations

  2. National University of Singapore

    Singapore, Singapore

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    444 citations

  3. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    67 citations

  4. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1

    Villeurbanne, France

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    67 citations

  5. The University of Sydney

    Sydney, Australia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    53 citations

  6. Institut des Sciences Cognitives

    Bron, France

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    67 citations

  7. University of Surrey

    Guildford, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    32 citations

  8. Linköping University

    Linköping, Sweden

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    14 citations

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  1. Language

    2 publications · 401 citations

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  2. Linguistics

    2 publications · 130 citations

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  3. Information Processing & Management

    1 publications · 14 citations

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  5. English for Specific Purposes

    1 publications · 222 citations

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