Fawcett (2010: 285-6):
The concepts underlying IFG are therefore the 'rank scale' of 'units', 'class of unit' defined in terms of the 'rank scale', 'paratactic' or 'hypotactic' relations between units on the 'rank scale', and 'element of structure' — together with 'multiple structures' and the absolute minimum of 'rankshift'. According to the 'rank scale' prediction, clauses should consist of groups, groups of words, and words of morphemes — all in the same 'ranked' relationship to each other.
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[1] To be clear, the architecture of SFL Theory, as conceived by Halliday, exposes Fawcett's very narrow conception of it. Halliday & Matthiessen (2014: 20):
Halliday & Matthiessen (2014: 32):
Halliday & Matthiessen (2014: 21):
[2] To be clear, the obvious exception here is the case of rankshift, where a higher ranked unit, such as clause, functions at a lower rank, such as group.
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