The Discourse of History: A Systemic Functional Linguistic Perspective

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Jing Hao (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile) J. R. Martin (University of Sydney)

The Discourse of History

A Systemic Functional Linguistic Perspective

Jing Hao (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile), J. R. Martin (University of Sydney)

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Cambridge University Press
23 May 2024

Historical & comparative linguistics; Semantics; Grammar, syntax

Taking a Systemic Functional Linguistic perspective, this book explores how language builds our knowledge about the past and gives value to historical events, thereby shaping contemporary culture. It brings together cutting-edge research from an international team of scholars to provide a detailed study of texts from three different world languages (English, Spanish, and Mandarin Chinese) – revealing how the discourse of history is constructed in these languages. Each chapter provides examples and step-by-step analyses of how knowledge and value are constructed in history texts, drawing on Systemic Functional Linguistics to develop theory and description in relation to text analysis. It also makes connections with disciplinary literacy and history education, showing how linguistic ﬁndings can beneﬁt the teaching and learning of historical literacy. Providing theoretical and analytical foundations for studies of the discourse of history, it is essential reading for anyone interested in literacy, discourse analysis, and language description.

Edited by: Jing Hao (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile), J. R. Martin (University of Sydney)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
ISBN: 9781316519653
ISBN 10: 1316519651
Pages: 358
Publication Date: 23 May 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

1. Building historical knowledge through language: a systemic functional linguistic perspective Jing Hao and J. R. Martin; 2. Cultivating a critical gaze: managing technicality in ancient history teaching Jing Hao and J. R. Martin; 3. Cultivating the value of democracy in history teaching Jing Hao and J. R. Martin; 4. Interpreting history: valuing events in a post-colonial world Y. J. Doran; 5. Coordinating meaning: scaffolding teaching/learning in pedagogic discourse J. R. Martin; 6. explaining what happened: logical metaphors in spanish history textbooks Natalia Leiva; 7. Negotiating values through historical evidence Teresa Oteíza and Claudia Castro; 8. Historical empathy: learning to care about others' suffering through film Mariana Achugar; 9. History in arts: exploring the past to cultivate students' gaze Margarita Vidal Lizama; 10. Describing and taxonomising the phenomena of a glorious past Jing Hao and Pin Wang; 11. Representing minority history in a multi-ethnic country Dongbing Zhang; 12. Expressing attitudes in ancient chinese history Pin Wang.

Jing Hao is Assistant Professor at the Pontiﬁcia Universidad Católica de Chile. Her research explores knowledge building in English and Mandarin Chinese and the applications of linguistic understandings to language education and academic literacy. Recent publications include Analysing Scientiﬁc Discourse from a Systemic Functional Linguistic Perspective (Routledge, 2020). J. R. Martin is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Sydney. His research interests include systemic theory, functional grammar, discourse semantics, register, genre, multimodality, and critical discourse analysis. Professor Martin was elected a fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities in 1998 and was Head of its Linguistics Section from 2010–2012. In 2003, he was awarded a Centenary Medal for his services to Linguistics and Philology.

Reviews for The Discourse of History: A Systemic Functional Linguistic Perspective

'This volume explores the discourse of history across three languages (English, Spanish and Mandarin Chinese), focusing on the role played by history in shaping culture from a systemic functional linguistic perspective. Written by an impressive team of scholars, the chapters approach the disciplinary knowledge of history with respect to its distinctive choices of language features and provide new linguistic understandings of historical genres. A must-read for anyone interested in systemic functional linguistics, discourse analysis and history education.' Chang Chenguang, Professor of Linguistics, Sun Yat-sen University, China 'This book is a treasure trove of understandings of the construction of school history across languages, cultures and educational contexts. The meaning-based approach used makes explicit not just the construction of history as field, but also how values, emotions and voices in texts and classroom discussions reveal positionings towards events in both past and present cultural contexts. It is an invaluable resource for researchers and teachers of history, and for anyone wanting to know how an informed and critical view of history discourse can be cultivated.' Anne McCabe, Associate Professor, Saint Louis University, Madrid Campus, Spain 'This volume offers new ways of analyzing language that draw on frameworks developed over the past two decades, providing a substantive update on the study of historical and educational discourses informed by systemic functional linguistics. New insights on ideational meaning and its interaction with interpersonal meaning are a key strength of the volume.' Mary J. Schleppegrell, Professor Emerita, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA