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5 unusual facts about functional grammar


Functional grammar

Systemic functional grammar, a grammatical description developed by Michael Halliday

Functional discourse grammar, grammar models developed by Simon C. Dik that explain how utterances are shaped based on the goals of language users

Lexical functional grammar, a variety of generative grammar initiated by Joan Bresnan and Ronald Kaplan.

Role and reference grammar, a model of grammar developed by William Foley and Robert Van Valin, Jr.

Functional theories of grammar, a range of functionally based approaches to linguistics


Role and reference grammar

Role and Reference Grammar (RRG) is a model of grammar developed by William Foley and Robert Van Valin, Jr. in the 1980s, which incorporates many of the points of view of current functional grammar theories.


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