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Old 30-Jun-2007, 09:38
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Default Re: Teaching functional grammar in Japan

Hi again Mesije,
It is great to hear from you. In my two years of studying SFL I have received perhaps three replies from the greater universe. Nobody else seems to be using it in classrooms - most probably not even you will because you are studying it as part of a linguistics degree that covers other areas of linguistics. From my reading of messages on the prestigious SYSFLING forum SFL scholars give the impression that they have found the Holy Grail. Even the great Chomsky's theories are looked down on with disdain.
John
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