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Lexico-grammatical Realization of Power in The Thorn Birds
LI Han-bing
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DOI:10.17265/2159-5836/2020.03.003
School of Foreign Studies, Beijing Information Science & Technology University, Beijing, China
This paper explores how the interpersonal meaning of power is realized by the lexico-grammatical patterns, taking one episode from the novel The Thorn Birds as examples. The analytical framework is drawn from systemic functional grammar. The findings suggest that as a type of interpersonal meaning, power could be realized by non-reciprocal language patterns. The finding is meant to deepen our understanding of the relation between the meaning of text and the lexico-grammatical patterns that function to realize that meaning.
power, lexico-grammatical pattern, systemic functional grammar
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