Systemic Functional
Linguistics ( SFL)
Meeting III ( Metafunctions)
Metafunctions
 Functions that underlies language functionality
 Property of a language
 Language of the language
 Purpose: help to analyze different roles in the context
Metafunctions
 Ideational Meaning ( Field)
 Interpersonal Meaning (Tenor)
 Textual meaning ( Mode)
Ideational Meaning ( Field)
 To understand the environment ( related with the process of something)
 The topic that being talked of someone
 Example: the conversation about coffee.
Andi : heloo beri....
Beri : Hello beri...
Andi : what are you doing here?
Beri: I am enjoying my coffee..
Andi: what coffee do you like the most?
Beri : Americano for sure..
So ideational of the
text is coffee ( topic
of the text)
Interpersonal Meaning ( Tenor)
 A particular relationship with the people
 Person who involved in one condition/ in the text
 Example:
Andi : heloo beri....
Beri : Hello beri...
Andi : what are you doing here?
Beri: I am enjoying my coffee..
Andi: what coffee do you like the most?
Beri : Americano for sure..
So, the
interpersonal of
this text is Andi
and Berry they
are friend
Textual Meaning ( Mode)
 Particular way of organizing the talk or text.
 The way of the text or the topic is being delivered.
 Example:
Andi : heloo beri....
Beri : Hello beri...
Andi : what are you doing here?
Beri: I am enjoying my coffee..
Andi: what coffee do you like the most?
Beri : Americano for sure..
The textual
meaning is
speaking way
face to face
Assignment
 You can open your book “ An introduction to Systemic Functional
Linguistics” by Suzanne Eggins. Page 4-6. Please read 3 texts that has the
same title “ Crying baby 1-3” and then anlyze the metafunctions of each
text and then make the conclutions what makes the 3 texts different.

Systemic Functional Linguistics ( SFL).pptx

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    Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) Meeting III ( Metafunctions)
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    Metafunctions  Functions thatunderlies language functionality  Property of a language  Language of the language  Purpose: help to analyze different roles in the context
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    Metafunctions  Ideational Meaning( Field)  Interpersonal Meaning (Tenor)  Textual meaning ( Mode)
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    Ideational Meaning (Field)  To understand the environment ( related with the process of something)  The topic that being talked of someone  Example: the conversation about coffee. Andi : heloo beri.... Beri : Hello beri... Andi : what are you doing here? Beri: I am enjoying my coffee.. Andi: what coffee do you like the most? Beri : Americano for sure.. So ideational of the text is coffee ( topic of the text)
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    Interpersonal Meaning (Tenor)  A particular relationship with the people  Person who involved in one condition/ in the text  Example: Andi : heloo beri.... Beri : Hello beri... Andi : what are you doing here? Beri: I am enjoying my coffee.. Andi: what coffee do you like the most? Beri : Americano for sure.. So, the interpersonal of this text is Andi and Berry they are friend
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    Textual Meaning (Mode)  Particular way of organizing the talk or text.  The way of the text or the topic is being delivered.  Example: Andi : heloo beri.... Beri : Hello beri... Andi : what are you doing here? Beri: I am enjoying my coffee.. Andi: what coffee do you like the most? Beri : Americano for sure.. The textual meaning is speaking way face to face
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    Assignment  You canopen your book “ An introduction to Systemic Functional Linguistics” by Suzanne Eggins. Page 4-6. Please read 3 texts that has the same title “ Crying baby 1-3” and then anlyze the metafunctions of each text and then make the conclutions what makes the 3 texts different.