A Functional Discourse Analysis on <i>I Heard a Fly Buzz-When I Died</i>

SI Xian-zhu; HONG Dan-feng

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SI Xian-zhu, HONG Dan-feng. A Functional Discourse Analysis on I Heard a Fly Buzz-When I Died[J]. Journal of University of Science and Technology Beijing ( Social Sciences Edition), 2010, 26(2): 103-106.

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SI Xian-zhu, HONG Dan-feng. A Functional Discourse Analysis on I Heard a Fly Buzz-When I Died[J]. Journal of University of Science and Technology Beijing ( Social Sciences Edition), 2010, 26(2): 103-106.

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A Functional Discourse Analysis on I Heard a Fly Buzz-When I Died

School of Languages and Communication Studies Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China

Received Date: 2010-03-28
Available Online: 2021-06-26

Abstract

Abstract

This paper attempts to apply Halliday's Systemic Functional Linguistics to the discourse analysis of Dickinson's representative work I Heard a Fly Buzz—When I Died to find out the discourse features of her poetry, and test the applicability of functional grammar to discourse analysis.
- Systemic Functional Linguistics,
- Dickinson,
- I Heard a Fly Buzz—When I Died