Introducing Functional Grammar Author:Geoff Thompson Closely based on Michael Halliday's "Introduction to Functional Grammar", this book is an accessible introduction to the most fully developed functional approach to gammar currently available. It can be used in its own right or to prepare students for the more theoretical presentation of grammar in Halliday's book. It clearly explains why the fu... more »nctional approach is necessary in order to investigate how grammar is used as a resource for making meaning, and it describes each of the major grammatical systems in terms of the kind of meaning that they contribute to messages.« less