Abstract

USING TRANSITIVITY SYSTEM IN THE TEXTS OF SHORT STORIES DERIVED RESEARCH

Karama Hassan Hussain, Dr. ManalJassim Muhammad

Volume: 8 Issue: 4 2018

Abstract:

Hallidayan Transitivity system divides clauses into three basic elements: process, participant, and circumstance. The interpretationof clauses relies on the meaning of the elements. Hence, the clause depends,almost,on the processin construing the participants of each type of processes, yet the circumstance is not engaged directly in the process in the analysis. The present study examines Transitivity system in two selected short stories that have different styles. The analysis reveals that Transitivity system can efficiently construe literary texts, in which some verbless clauses and circumstances that function as participants, for example, which are vague, can be construed perfectly.

Back Download

References

• Angermuller, J., Maingueneau, D. &Wodak, R. (2014).The discourse studies reader, main currents in theory and analysis.Amsterdam/ Philadelphia: John Benjamins.
• Bandstra, B. (2008). Genesis 1-11: a handbook on the Hebrew text.Texas: Baylor University Press.
• Bloor, T., & Bloor, M. (2004).The functional analysis of English. (2nded.). Britain: Arnold.
• Bosseaux, C. (2007). How does it feel? Point of view in translation, the case of Virginia Woolf into French.Amsterdam/ New York: NY.
• Bristow, J. (Ed.). (2017). Oscar Wilde and the culture of childhood.USA: Palgrave.
• Eggins, S. (2004). An introduction to systemic functional linguistics. (2nded.). London/ New York: Continuum.
• Halliday, M. (1994).An introduction to functional grammar.Great Britain: Edward Arnold ltd.
• Halliday, M., & Matthiessen, C. (1999).Construing experience through meaning.London/ New York: Continuum.
• (2004). An introduction to functional grammar. Great Britain: Arnold group
• (2014). An introduction to functional grammar. London/ New York: Routledge.
• Hardy, S. (1991). H. G. Wells and language.London: Universirt of Leicester.Published master thesis by ProQuest LLC 2015.
• Lavid, J., Arus, J., &Zamorano-Mansilla, J.R. (2010).Systemic functional grammar of Spanish, a contrastive study with English.London/ New York: Continuum.
• Lock, G. (1996). Functional English grammar, an introduction for second language teachers. New York: Cambridge University Press.
• Matthiessen, C., Teruya, K., & Lam, M. (2010).Key term in systemic functional linguistics. London/ New York: Continuum group.
• Perez, M. C. (2007). Transitivity in translation: the interdependence of texture and context.Bern: Peter Lang.
• Simon-Vandenbergen, A., Davidse, K., & Noel, D. (1997).Reconnecting language: morphology and syntax in functional perspectives.Amsterdam/ Philadelphia: John Benjamins.
• Simpson, P. (2004). Stylistics, a resource book for students.London: Routledge.
• Teich, E. (2003). Cross-linguistic variation in system and text.Berlin/ New York: Mouton de Gruyter.
• Webster, J. (Ed.). (2002).On grammar. The collecting works of M. Halliday. (Vol. 1).London/ New York: Continuum.
• (Ed.). (2004). The language of science. The collecting works of M. Halliday. (Vol. 5).London/ New York: Continuum.
• Wells, H.G. (2007). In the modern vein: an unsympathetic love story. The short stories of H. G. Wells.Australia: Gutenberg.http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks06/html.
• Wilde, O. (2003). The devoted friend.The happy prince and other tales.(Ed. 10th).Gutenberg ebook.http://www.gutenberg.org