Prof. James Martin

		BA (Hons) York University (Toronto) MA University of Toronto PhD University of Essex
		Phone	9351 4227
		FAX	9351 7572
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J R Martin is Professor of Linguistics (Personal Chair) at the University of Sydney. His research interests include systemic theory, functional grammar, discourse semantics, register, genre, multimodality and critical discourse analysis, focussing on English and Tagalog - with special reference to the transdisciplinary fields of educational linguistics and social semiotics. Professor Martin was elected a fellow the Australian Academy of the Humanities in 1998, and awarded a Centenary Medal for his services to Linguistics and Philology in 2003.

• Systemic theory, functional grammar, discourse semantics, register, genre, multimodality and critical discourse analysis, focussing on English and Tagalog - with special reference to the transdisciplinary fields of educational linguistics and social semiotics.

(For a pdf list of Professor Martin's complete publications follow this link.)

Books:

• Working with Discourse: meaning beyond the clause (J R Martin & David Rose) London: Continuum. 2003. 293pp. [reprinted by Peking University Press 2007; 2nd edition 2007. 356pp; Spanish translation in preparation]
• The Language of Evaluation: appraisal in English. (J R Martin & P R R White) London: Palgrave. 2005. 278pp. [Chinese translation in preparation; Peking University Press].
• Shidonii Gakuha no SFL: Haridei Gengo Riron no Tenkai. [previously published papers translated by Hiro Tsukada]. Tokyo. 2005.
• Genre relations: mapping culture. (J R Martin & David Rose). London: Equinox. 2007. 281pp.
• Learning to write/reading to learn: scaffolding democracy in literacy classrooms. (David Rose & J R Martin). London: Equinox. in preparation for 2008.

Edited books:

• Negotiating heteroglossia: social perspectives on evaluation. (Special Issue of Text 23.2, Ed. J R Martin & M Macken-Horarik). 2003. 155 pp.
• Re/reading the past: critical and functional perspectives on discourses of history (Ed. J R Martin & R Wodak) Amsterdam: Benjamins (Discourse Approaches to Politics, Society and Culture). 2003. 275 pp.
• Interpreting Tragedy: the language of September 11th, , 2001 (Special Double Issue of Discourse & Society 15.2/3, Ed. John Edwards & J R Martin). 2004. 212pp.
• Language typology: a functional perspective . (Ed. A Caffarel, J R Martin & C M I M Matthiessen). Amsterdam: Benjamins. 2004. 700pp. [to be reprinted by Peking University Press 2006]
• Language, Knowledge and Pedagogy: functional linguistic and sociological perspectives (Ed. F Christie & J R Martin). London: Continuum. 2007. 270pp.

Journal articles:

• Design and practice: enacting functional linguistics in Australia. Annual Review of Applied Linguistics 20 (20th Anniversary Volume 'Applied Linguistics as an Emerging Discipline'). 2000. 116-126.
• Sin and grace: nought for naughts? Text 20.2. 2000. 227-238.
• Grammar meets genre - reflections on the 'Sydney School'. Arts: the journal of the Sydney University Arts Association 22. 2000. 47-95. [reprinted in Educational Research on Foreign Languages & Arts Sun Yat Sen University, Guangzhou (Special issue on Functional Linguistics & Applied Linguistics) 2. 2006. 28-54.
• Mapping meaning: profiling with integrity in a post-modern world. (J R Martin & R McCormack). Applied Language Studies 1(1) 2001. 6-18.
• Meaning beyond the clause: SFL perspectives. Annual Review of Applied Linguistics 22. 2002. 52-74.
• Introduction Text 23.2 ('Negotiating heteroglossia: social perspectives on evaluation'). 2003. 1-11.
• El contexto como género: una perspectiva lingü'stica functional [Context as genre: a functional linguistics perspective] (S Eggins & J R Martin). Revista Signos: estudios de lengua y literature 36.54. 2003. 185-205.
• Mourning - how we get aligned. Discourse & Society 15.2/3 (Special Issue on 'Discourse around 9/11'). 2004. 321-344.
• Prosodic 'structure': grammar for negotiation. Ilha do Desterro: A Journal of English Language, Literatures in English and Cultural Studies 46 (Special Issue on Systemic-functional Linguistics in Action). 2004. 41-82.
• Positive discourse analysis: solidarity and change. Revista Canaria de Estudios Ingleses. 49 (Special Issue on Discourse Analysis at Work: Recent Perspectives in the Study of Language and Social Practice). 2004. 179-200. [reprinted in The Journal of English Studies (Special Issue on Discourse Analysis). Guest Editor: HUANG Guowen). Vol.4.14. 21-35. Sichuan International Studies University, Chongqing, China. 2006]
• Vernacular deconstruction: undermining spin. DELTA - Documentação de Estudos em Linguistica Teorica e Aplicada 22.1. 2006. 177-203.
• Interacting with text: the role of dialogue in learning to read and write. (J R Martin & D Rose) Foreign Languages in China. in press.
• What kind of structure? - interpersonal meaning and prosodic realisation across strata. Word (Special Issue on 'The realization of interpersonal meaning' edited by K Davidse & A-M Simon-Vandenbergen). in press.
• Genres and language learning: a social semiotic perspective. Linguistics and Education (Special Edition on 'Foreign/second language acquisition as meaning-making: a systemic-functional approach' Edited by H Byrnes). to appear.
• Negotiating values: narrative and exposition. accepted for Journal of Bioethical Inquiry.
• Genre, ideology and intertextuality: a systemic functional perspective. accepted for Human Communication (Special Issue on Genre edited by J Bateman).

Book chapters:

• Beyond exchange: appraisal systems in English. S Hunston & G Thompson [Eds.] Evaluation in Text: authorial stance and the construction of discourse. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2000. 142-175.
• Close reading: functional linguistics as a tool for critical analysis. L Unsworth [Ed.] Researching Language in Schools and Communities: functional linguistics approaches. London: Cassell. 2000. 275-303.
• Factoring out exchange: types of structure. M Coulthard, J Cotterill & F Rock [Eds.] Working with Dialogue. Tubingen: Niemeyer. 2000. 19-40.
• A context for genre: modelling social processes in functional linguistics. J Devilliers & R Stainton [Eds.] Communication in Linguistics: papers in honour of Michael Gregory. Toronto: GREF (Theoria Series 10). 2001. 287-328.
• Giving the game away: explicitness, diversity and genre-based literacy in Australia. R de Cilla, H Krumm & R Wodak et al. [Eds.] Loss of Communication in he Information Age. Vienna: Verlag der Osterreichischen Akadamie der Wissenschaften. 2001. 155-174.
• Cohesion and texture. D Schiffrin, D Tannen & H Hamilton [Eds.] Handbook of Discourse Analysis. Oxford: Blackwell. 2001. 35-53.
• Fair trade: negotiating meaning in multimodal texts Patrick Coppock [Ed] The Semiotics of Writing: transdisciplinary perspectives on the technology of writing. Brepols (Semiotic & Cognitive Studies X). 2001. 311-338.
• From little things big things grow: ecogenesis in school geography. R Coe, L Lingard & T Teslenko [Eds.] The Rhetoric and Ideology of Genre: strategies for stability and change. Cresskill, N.J.: Hampton Press. 2002. 243-271.
• Writing history: construing time and value in discourses of the past. C Colombi & M Schleppegrell [Eds.] Developing Advanced Literacy in First and Second Languages. Mahwah, N.J.: Erlbaum. 2002. 87-118.
• Blessed are the peacemakers: reconciliation and evaluation. C Candlin [Ed.] Research and Practice in Professional Discourse. Hong Kong: City University of Hong Kong Press. 2002. 187-227.
• A universe of meaning - how many practices? in A M Johns [Ed.] Genre in the Classroom: multiple perspectives. Mahwah, NJ : Lawrence Erlbaum. 2002. 269-278.
• Voicing the 'other': reading and writing Indigenous Australians. G Weiss & R Wodak [Eds.] Critical Discourse Analysis: theory and interdisciplinarity. London. Palgrave. 2003. 199-219.
• Introduction (J R Martin & R Wodak) J R Martin & R Wodak [Eds.] Re/reading the past: critical and functional perspectives on time and value. Amsterdam: Benjamins. 2003. 1-15.
• Making history: grammar for explanation. J R Martin & R Wodak [Eds.] Re/reading the past: critical and functional perspectives on time and value. Amsterdam: Benjamins. 2003. 19-57.
• Sense and sensibility: texturing evaluation. J Foley [Ed] Language, Education and Discourse: functional approaches. London: Continuum. 2004. 270-304.
• Grammatical structure: what do we mean? C Coffin, A Hewings & K O'Halloran [Eds] Applying English Grammar: functional and corpus approaches. London: Arnold. 2004. 57-76.
• Negotiating difference: ideology and reconciliation. M Pütz, J N van Aertselaer & T A van Dijk (Eds.) Communicating Ideologies: Language, Discourse and Social Practice. Frankfurt: Peter Lang (Duisburg Papers on Research in Language and Culture). 2004. 85-177.
• Metafunctional profile: Tagalog. A Caffarel, J R Martin & C M I M Matthiessen [Eds.] Language typology: a functional perspective . Amsterdam: Benjamins (Current Issues in Linguistic Theory). 2004. 255-304.
• Maps of meaning: functional language typology. (J R Martin & C MI M Matthiessen) A Caffarel, J R Martin & C M I M Matthiessen [Eds.] Language typology: a functional perspective . Amsterdam: Benjamins (Current Issues in Linguistic Theory). 2004. 1-76.
• Functional sociolinguistics (J R Martin & G Williams). U Ammon, N Dittmar, K Mattheier & P Trudgill [Eds.] Sociolinguistics: an international handbook of the science of language and society. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter. 2004. 120-129.
• Designing literacy pedagogy: scaffolding asymmetries (J R Martin & D Rose). R Hasan, C M I M Matthiessen & J Webster [Eds.] Continuing Discourse on Language. London: Equinox. 2005. 251-280.
• Materialising reconciliation: negotiating difference in a post-colonial exhibition (J R Martin & M Stenglin) T Royce & W. Bowcher. Eds. New Directions in the Analysis of Multimodal Discourse. Mahwah, New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. 2006. 215-238.
• Invoking attitude: the play of graduation in appraising discourse (S Hood & J R Martin). R Hasan, C M I M Matthiessen & J Webster [Eds.] Continuing Discourse on Language. London: Equinox. 2006. 737-762. [Spanish translation 'Invocación de actitudes: El juego de la gradación de la valoración en el discurso.' Revista Signos 2005 38.58. 195-220]
• Metadiscourse: designing interaction in genre-based literacy programs. R Whittaker, M O'Donnell & A McCabe [Eds.] Language and Literacy: functional approaches. London: Continuum. 2006. 95-122.
• Construing knowledge: a functional linguistic perspective. F Christie & J R Martin [Eds.] Language, Knowledge & Pedagogy: functional linguistic and sociological perspectives. London: Continuum. 2007. 34-64.
• Taking stock: future directions in research in knowledge structure F Christie, J R Martin, K Maton & J Muller). F Christie & J R Martin [Eds.] Language, Knowledge and Pedagogy: functional linguistic and sociological perspectives. London: Continuum. 2007. 239-257.
• Genre and Field: social processes and knowledge structures in systemic functional semiotics.. L Barbara & T Berber Sardinha [Eds.] Proceedings of the 33rd International Systemic Functional Congress. São Paulo: PUCSP. Online publication available at http://www.pucsp.br/isfc. ISBN 85-283-0342-X. 2007.
• Boomer dreaming: the texture of recolonisation in a lifestyle magazine. G Forey & G Thompson [Eds.] Text-type and Texture. London: Equinox. in press for 2007.
• Ways of feeling: how to tell a tale. Keding Zhang, Zhenhua Wang & Chaojin Yang [Eds.] System, Function and Appraisal. Beijing: Higher Education Press.
• Discourse studies. J Webster [Ed.] A Companion for Systemic Functional Linguistics. London: Continuum. in press.
• Encounters with genre: apprehending cultural frontiers. (J R Martin & D Rose) B Baker, R Gardner & I Muhsin [Eds.] Language and Identity in Traditional Communities (Festschrift for Michael Walsh). to appear.

• LNGS2604 Discourse Analysis
• LNGS7004 Register and Genre in English