Systemic Functional Insights on Language and Linguistics [electronic resource] / by Christian M.I.M. Matthiessen, Bo Wang, Yuanyi Ma, Isaac N. Mwinlaaru.

Foreword by Professor Chang Chenguang -- Preface -- Part I Personal Histories -- 1 Motivation of Moving into Systemic Functional Linguistics -- 2 Language Turned Back on Christian M.I.M. Matthiessen (Part I) -- 3 Language Turned Back on Christian M.I.M. Matthiessen (Part II) -- Part II General Linguistics -- 4 Linguistic Theories (Part I) -- 5 Linguistic Theories (Part II) -- 6 Linguistic Theories (Part III) -- Part III Systemic Functional Theory -- 7 Conceptual Issues in Systemic Functional Linguistics -- 8 Appliable Linguistics -- 9 Register in Systemic Functional Linguistics (Part I) -- 10 Register in Systemic Functional Linguistics (Part II) -- Part IV Applications of Systemic Functional Linguistic -- 11 Educational Linguistics -- 12 Translation Studies (Part I) -- 13 Translation Studies (Part II) -- 14 Translation Studies (Part III) -- 15 Healthcare Communication -- Epilogue by Christian M.I.M. Matthiessen -- Index -- A Selected Bibliography of Christian M.I.M. Matthiessen's Publications. .

This book features a collection of 10 interviews with Christian M.I.M. Matthiessen, who is a key figure in Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) and has collaborated closely with M.A.K. Halliday since the 1980s. As noted by Professor Chang Chenguang, Editor of the M.A.K. Halliday Library Functional Linguistics Series, "this collection of interviews serves as an important reference for scholars and students of SFL. It provides a unique perspective on the theoretical development and future outlooks of SFL, as well as Matthiessen's own interpretations of the theory. It also enriches our understanding of SFL and is a very useful addition to the series." Written in an engaging dialogic format, the book paints a vivid picture of SFL thriving among the landscape of general linguistics and of SFL as an important tool now being applied in various areas.