Table 1 SFL metafunctions (ideational, interpersonal and textual meaning)
From: Embodied meaning: a systemic functional perspective on paralanguage
SFL metafunctions | ‘function’ | Kendon (2004: 158–159) |
|---|---|---|
Ideational | Construing reality | Representational |
Interpersonal | Enacting social relations | Pragmatic (modal, interactive, performative) |
Textual | Managing information flow | Pragmatic (parsing) |