CURSO : GRAMMAR AND TEXT
TRADUCCION : GRAMATICA Y TEXTO
SIGLA : LET1334
CRÉDITOS : 01
MÓDULOS : 02
REQUISITOS : LET1333
CARÁCTER : MINIMUM
DISCIPLINA : LINGUISTICS
I. DESCRIPTION
Grammar & Text will develop linguistic awareness regarding concepts and principles of syntactic theory. It
will focus on a functional approach to provide the understanding of the relation of form to meaning, and
meaning to function, in context at an introductory level. The course will provide the theoretical and
methodological tools for textual analysis at a local grammatical level.
II. OBJECTIVES
General:
1. To study and apply theoretical basis and methodological tools for textual analysis at a local
grammatical level within a functional framework.
Specifics:
1. To understand the relationship between grammar and text.
2. To learn and discuss a functional approach to understand the relation of form to meaning, and meaning
to function, in context.
3. To identify grammatical devices in written texts to analyse clauses under the experiential, interpersonal
and textual perspectives.
4. To verify actual usage in real corpora.
III. CONTENTS
1. The relationship between grammar and text.
2. Functional grammar: an introduction.
2.1 Key concepts.
2.2 The functional grammar approach.
2.3 The purposes on linguistic analysis.
2.4 Recognizing clauses and clause constituents.
3. The interpersonal metafunction.
3.1 Mood.
3.2 Modality.
4. The experiential metafunction.
4.1 Transitivity: process and participants.
4.2 Transitivity patterns in texts.
5. The textual metafunction.
5.1 Theme.
5.2 Cohesion.
5.2.1 Grammatical cohesion.
5.2.2 Lexical cohesion.
6. Any other related content to meet students' needs.
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE
FACULTAD DE LETRAS / Enero 2013
1
IV. METHODOLOGY
- Lectures.
- Task-centered activities.
- Group assignments.
V. EVALUATION
- Workshops.
- Quizzes.
- Tests.
- Research Project.
VI. BIBLIOGRAPHY
Compulsory:
Biber. D., et al. Longman Grammar of Spoken and Written English. Harlow,
Pearson Education Limited, 1999.
Halliday, M. A. K. & R. Hasan Cohesion in English. London, Longman, 1976.
Huddleston, R. & G. Pullum The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language. Cambridge,
Cambridge University Press, 2005.
Quirk, R., et al. A Comprehensive Grammar of The English Language. London,
Cambridge University Press, 1985.
Thompson, G. Introducing Functional Grammar. London, Arnold, 2004.
Complementary:
Carter, R. & M. McCarthy Cambridge Grammar of English: A Comprehensive Guide -
Spoken and Written English - Grammar and Usage. Cambridge,
Cambridge University Press, 2006.
Crystal, D. The Cambridge Encyclopaedia of the English Language. London,
Cambridge University Press, 1995.
Downing, A. & P. Locke English Grammar: A University Course. 2? Ed. London, Routledge,
2006.
Greenbaum, S. The Oxford English Grammar. Oxford, Oxford University Press,
1996.
Halliday, M. A. K. An Introduction to Functional Grammar. New York, Oxford
University Press, 2004.
Hewings, A. & M. Hewings Grammar and Context. London, Routledge, 2005.
Hudson, R. Language Networks: The New Word Grammar. Oxford, Oxford
University Press, 2007.
Kroeger, P. Analyzing Grammar: An Introduction. Cambridge, Cambridge
University Press, 2005.
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE
FACULTAD DE LETRAS / Enero 2013
2
Leech, G., et al. English Grammar for Today: A new introduction. London,
Macmillan, 1993.
Miller, J. An Introduction to English Syntax. Edinburgh, Edinburgh
University Press, 2002.
Radford, A. English Syntax: An Introduction. Cambridge, Cambridge
University Press, 2004.
Teschner, R. & E. Evans Analyzing the Grammar of English. Washington D.C., Georgetown
University Press, 2007.
Van Valin, R. An Introduction to Syntax. Cambridge, Cambridge University
Press, 2004.
Wardhaugh, R. Understanding English Grammar. A Linguistic Approach. Oxford,
Blackwell, 2003.
Williams, J. The Teacher's Grammar Book. New Jersey, Lawrence Erlbaum
Associates, 2005.
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE
FACULTAD DE LETRAS / Enero 2013
3
