Download or read book Linguistics in a Systemic Perspective written by James D. Benson and published by John Benjamins Publishing Company. This book was released on 1988-01-01 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this book is to provide a general introduction to Systemic Linguistics in the form of essays written by leading figures in the field. These are, with one exception, not previously published, and taken together they constitute a comprehensive coverage of the diverse interests of current systemic theory. The volume contains bibliographies and an index.