Looking Forward: Where to Now for Context?
Systemic Functional Linguistics and Context - From Theory to Model and Application - Rebekah Wegener
Rebekah Wegener [+]
University of Salzburg
Rebekah Wegener is a senior researcher in linguistics and semiotics at the Institute for English and American Studies at Paris Lodron University Salzburg, Austria, and co-founder of learning technology startup Audaxi in Sydney, Australia.
Description
By putting a theory to work we inevitably move it forward, making any application a step in theory building. So where then does the consideration of language in context, the examination of the challenges for theory, model and application leave us and what changes are necessary? In this chapter we consider some of the future directions for work on context.