En este episodio, vamos a estar hablando de la primera unidad de Grammar II (formal and functional grammar; meanings in language; the place of lexicogrammar in language; genres; the role of language as a reflection or as an action; mode: typical situations of language use; the linguistic implications of mode y lexical density)

Información útil para este episodio:

Meanings in language:

Ranking in lexicogrammar: CLAUSE > GROUP/PHRASE > WORD

Definition of text: A text is a semantic unit of whatever length, spoken or written and which forms a unified whole with respect to its internal properties and the social context in which it is produced. What distinguishes text from non-text is texture, which holds a text's clauses together. It involves the interaction of two components: coherence and cohesion

Definition of GENRE: Genres are staged, goal-oriented, purposeful activities in which speakers engage as members of a culture. They are recognized by their schematic structure and the patterns of lexicogrammatical choices in the text.

MEDIUM: (oral or written) is the physical channel for the transmission of texts.

MODE: the variable of context that influences the role language plays in an interaction, which has two dimensions: the immediacy of feedback and the role of language.

LEXICAL DENSITY: the proportion of lexical items to the total discourse, the ratio of lexical items per clause.