Jim Martin And David Rose Recommending Martin et al.

James Martin wrote to SYSFLING on 3 Mar 2022, at 23:02:

Alongside notional reasoning from above we could explore reactances (such as those reviewed in detail in Deploying Functional Grammar, Chapter 4 Section 3 Troubleshooting).

David Rose wrote to: SYSFLING on 4 Mar 2022, 09:58:

For a practical introduction to SFG, Deploying Functional Grammar provides a helpful clear model.

and then on 6 Mar 2022, at 22:20:

See also IFG Table 5-45 Criteria for distinguishing process types. (Chapter 5 of IFG discusses these thoroughly, for each process type. Deploying Functional Grammar makes them easy)

Blogger Comments:

For a reality check, see the close examination of Deploying Functional Grammar here, especially Chapter 4 here. This work is inconsistent with IFG with regard to distinguishing behavioural from verbal processes, the experiential structure of the nominal group, and most especially, the logical structure of the verbal group.