For Jim Martin, linguistics must make a difference in addressing social issues and themes while demonstrating rigour in methodology. This volume illustrates the ways his particular take on systemic functional linguistics works, in discourse semantics, literacy, attitudinal expression and inter-modality, also revealing the original manner in which analyses are pursued. * Frances Christie, Emeritus Professor of Language and Literacy Education, University of Melbourne, Australia * Throughout his professional life spanning decades, Jim Martin has been a pioneering force for bridging the connections between linguistics and society. This collection represents a much deserved tribute to Jim on the occasion of his seventieth birthday. It includes a biographic account of the development of his linguistic thinking as well as chapters debating and developing key concepts across genre, discourse semantics, lexicogrammar, and affiliation. * Wang Zhenhua, Professor of Linguistics and Director of The Martin Centre for Appliable Linguistics, Shanghai Jiaotong University, China * Inspired by Jim Martins pioneering contribution to the development SFL theory and its applications in language pedagogy, linguistic typology and the discourses of reconciliation, this volume represents a major tour de force of scholarship dedicated to the goal Jim shared with his mentor, M.A.K. Halliday: applying linguistics to improve the human condition. * Jonathan Webster, Professor in the Department of Linguistics and Translation and Director of the Halliday Centre for Intelligent Applications of Language Studies, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong *
