The Bloomsbury Handbook of Systemic Functional Linguistics

An essential one-volume reference to contemporary systemic functional linguistics (SFL) and its applications, this handbook offers a rigorous and systematic overview of the field and its recent developments. Written by an international team of leading scholars, this volume covers the key approaches and applications, providing both a survey of current research and more practical guidance for advanced study.

Fully updated, revised and restructured to take account of developments over the last decade, this second edition features:

- 4 new chapters, covering the application of SFL in language comparison, education, healthcare and multimodal contexts.
- Substantially revised and updated chapters on topics such as methods, models and computing.
- An expanded and updated glossary of key terms.

Featuring chapters by giants in the field, including M.A.K. Halliday, Ruqaiya Hasan, and Jim Martin, this volume identifies and describes the central concepts and applications associated with SFL. The Bloomsbury Handbook of Systemic Functional Linguistics is an essential resource for anyone interested in the field.