For the past two decades linguists working within the framework of systemic functional linguistics have been developing appraisal theory as a tool for analysing evaluation in discourse. In this talk I will present a brief overview of the current model and then move on to address a number of the challenges that have arisen over the years including distinguishing inscribed from invoked attitude, ...

This article aims to analyze the linguistic representation of transsexual women from Ceará about female transsexuality. To generate and collect data, I used online ethnography (ANDROUTSOPOULOS, 2008) through semi-structured interviews. In analysis, lexical-grammatical choices were considered in light system transitivity Systemic Functional Linguistics (HALLIDAY; MATTHIESSEN, 2014) category Incl...

Language impairment is a commonly occurring consequence of brain impairment following left cerebral hemisphere stroke and traumatic brain injury. While some recovery usually occurs, persistent communication impairment interferes significantly with a person’s social functioning. Language rehabilitation aims to restore optimum functional communication by enabling a person to recover impaired lang...

This paper challenges claims made by Scrum proponents when characterising the communicative nature of user stories: including being more 'authentic' because they comprise spoken language and that they are stories. We argue and decisively demonstrate that neither can be upheld. By incorrectly characterising user stories, we miss opportunities to understand what they are and how they work during ...