Appraisal Theory 2008 演示文稿.ppt

As texts unfold they try to move us in different ways, to form different relationship with us ,to commune with us strategically. Appraisal :negotiating attitudes May 19, 2008 Outline of my presentation 1.J.R.Matin 2.Definitions and basic structure 3.Details a. Attitude b. Amplification c. Source Application to analysis of a poem .Comment Prof. J. R. Martin Life: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, focusing on English and Tagalog - with special reference to the transdisciplinary fields of educational linguistics and social semiotics. Professor Martin was elected a fellow the Australian Academy of the Humanities in 1998, and awarded a Centenary Medal for his services to Linguistics and Philology in 2003. Recent publications Working with Discourse: meaning beyond the clause (J R Martin David Rose) The Language of Evaluation: appraisal in English. (J R Martin P R R White) Shidonii Gakuha no SFL: Haridei Gengo Riron no Tenkai. Genre relations: mapping culture. (J R Martin David Rose). Learning to write/reading to learn: scaffolding democracy in literacy classrooms. (David Rose J R Martin). 1.Definitions and basic structure  Appraisal :is concerned with evaluation: the kinds of attitudes that are negotiated in a test, the strength of the feelings involved and the ways in which values are sourced and readers aligned . 2.Definitions and basicstructure Negotiation attitude: Appraisals are interpersonal kinds of meanings, which realize variation in the tenor of social interactions enacted in a text. People use the resources of appraisal for negotiating social relationships, by telling our listeners or readers how we feel about things and people (in a word ,what our attitudes are. ). Appraisal consists of three aspects: attitude, amplification, and source. 2.Definit