MAKING SENSE OF FUNCTIONAL GRAMMAR (GEROT – WIGNELL)

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PREFACE

Thanks to Allah, The Almighty, for I’d finished editing a book tittled

‘Making Sense of Functional Grammar’ written by the twain Linda Gerot

and Peter Wignell, without any meaningful handicaps.

Published and distributed by Antipodean Educational Enterprises in

Australia, the original versions of this book are still difficult to find in

Bekasi.

Since the materials of this book are very useful for secondary schools

teachers and students, I decided to rewrite this book in an edited form,

special for the limited Educational Community of STKIP Panca Sakti

Bekasi.

Moreover, many reading materials are presently being some trends of genre.

Meanwhile, the knowledge of the secondary schools teachers about genre

itself is merely on the surface. In fact, as an iceberg in the ocean, there are

much bigger things in the depth to master.

That’s why, the students of STKIP Panca Sakti Bekasi have to know more

about functional grammar, which – of course – is the most salient factor of

genre identification. Thus, the students of STKIP Panca Sakti Bekasi are to

be the pioneers of the meaningful understanding of genre. They must not

know merely on the surface, but also deeply understand the processes of

producing the identification from beneath, the disappearing iceberg. Not

having the formers of this kind of way, the knowledge about genre will

remain like this.

MAKING SENSE OF FUNCTIONAL GRAMMAR (GEROT – WIGNELL)

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I, deliberately, dissmissed several parts of the original book, for the purpose

of supporting the students to be more creative by applying some various

ways of problem solving.

At last, I wish that the materials of this style will be understandable for

everyone who learns genre, then.

Happy learning!

Bekasi, April 30 th, 2013

The Editor,

MAKING SENSE OF FUNCTIONAL GRAMMAR (GEROT – WIGNELL)

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FACTS

This edited version is originated from:

Tittle : Making Sense of Functional Grammar

Authors : Linda Gerot and Peter Wignell

Publised and distributed by : Gerd Stabler, Antipodean Educational

Enterprises

First Edition : 1994

Reprinted (with amendments) : 1995

Cover design by : Tanya Stabler, Sidney

Printed in : Australia

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CONTENTS

PREFACE i

FACTS iii

CONTENTS iv

CHAPTER 1 Genre and Grammar, Text and Context 1

CHAPTER 2 Mood 17

CHAPTER 3 Transitivity 38

CHAPTER 4 Clauses and Clause Complexes 65

CHAPTER 5 Theme and Rheme 81

REVIEW EXERCISE 102

CHAPTER 6 Nominal Groups 106

CHAPTER 7 Spoken and Written Language 120

CHAPTER 8 Cohesion 131

CHAPTER 9 The Genre – Grammar Connection 148

CHAPTER 10 Genre Across the Curriculum 175