Berge, Kjell Lars et al.(eds.): Semiotics from the North

In Semiotics from the North. Nordic approaches to systemic functional linguistics sixteen articles are presented which are especially written for this book by seventeen scholars from Denmark, Norway and Sweden. The articles are written in gratitude and admiration to Michael Halliday who has inspired these scholars in many ways, both through his research and publications and through his personal interest and engagement. Halliday has visited the Nordic countries several times, and shown great interest for the linguistic work going on at universities and university colleges in Denmark, Norway and Sweden. The authors of this book have different backgrounds, but they all share a deep interest for Michael Halliday’s social semiotics and functional linguistics. The collection of articles shows great variety of research interests