Reconsideration of the Taxis between Clauses within the Framework of Systemic Functional Linguistics

HE Wei; ZHONG Wei

doi:10.19979/j.cnki.issn10082689.2023030024

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HE Wei, ZHONG Wei. Reconsideration of the Taxis between Clauses within the Framework of Systemic Functional Linguistics[J]. Journal of University of Science and Technology Beijing ( Social Sciences Edition), 2023, 39(4): 431-437. doi: 10.19979/j.cnki.issn10082689.2023030024

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HE Wei, ZHONG Wei. Reconsideration of the Taxis between Clauses within the Framework of Systemic Functional Linguistics[J]. Journal of University of Science and Technology Beijing ( Social Sciences Edition), 2023, 39(4): 431-437. doi: 10.19979/j.cnki.issn10082689.2023030024

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Reconsideration of the Taxis between Clauses within the Framework of Systemic Functional Linguistics

doi: 10.19979/j.cnki.issn10082689.2023030024

HE Wei¹,
ZHONG Wei²

1.
The National Research Centre for Foreign Language Education, Beijing Foreign Studies University, Beijing 100089, China
2.
Department of Foreign Language, Yuncheng University, Yuncheng 044000, China

Received Date: 2023-03-05
Available Online: 2023-06-30
Publish Date: 2023-08-25

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In the field of Systemic Functional Linguistics, current researches of the taxis between clauses have been mainly based on the Sydney Model. It is argued in this paper that due to the contradictions between the doctrines of the strong rank scale hypothesis assumed by the Sydney Model, the classifications of the clause types are problematic. By comparison, the weak rank scale hypothesis proposed in the Cardiff Model is more reasonable and the descriptions of the clause types are more systematic and comprehensive. As to the overall tactic relations of language, this paper agrees with the Cardiff Model that there are two types – embedding and paratactic. Furthermore, it is demonstrated in this paper that due to the restraints of semantic configuration roles, finiteness, and logic-semantic relations, all the embedded clauses form a continuum with those characterized by the stronger embedding power and those characterized by the weaker power as two poles. Meanwhile, all the coordinate clauses form a similar continuum with those featured by the closer logic-semantic relation and those featured by the looser relation as two poles.
- Systemic Functional Linguistics,
- rank scale hypothesis,
- taxis,
- clause type

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