Functional linguistics

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf linguistic theory
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:Text_linguistics
Pragmatics
Discourse analysis
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Michael_Halliday
gptkbp:contrastsWith Formal linguistics
gptkbp:emphasizes Communicative purposes of language
gptkbp:focusesOn Functions of language
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Functional linguistics
gptkbp:includes gptkb:Functional_grammar
gptkb:Systemic_functional_linguistics
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Anthropological_linguistics
Sociolinguistics
gptkbp:originatedIn 20th century
gptkbp:studies Language structure as shaped by communicative needs
How language is used in context
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Transformational_grammar
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6