Tsinghua University Challenges to Systemic Functional Linguistics: Theory and Practice 36 th International Systemic Functional Congress 11 th China Functional Linguistics Conference 14-18 July 2009 Tsinghua University Beijing, China http://rwxy.tsinghua.edu.cn/36isfc 1 Contents Conference Welcome Sponsors Program Useful Information Maps Abstracts 2 Welcome and Gratitude The Organization Committee would like to extend our warmest welcome to all the participants of the 36 th International Systemic Functional Congress. Thank you for sending over your papers and for organizing the colloquia. We are certain that all of you will have a new experience and a rewarding time in Beijing. We also wish to express our heartfelt thanks to the members of the Executive Committee of the International Systemic Functional Association, to our collaborator, City University of Hong Kong, and to all the sponsors for their support to the congress, particularly Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China and our colleagues of Higher Education Press, who have greatly assisted the convention of the congress. th The members of The 36 ISFC Local Organizing Committee and Local Program Committee are: • The Local Organizing Committee: Chair: Fang Yan, Vice Chair: Li Zuowen; members: Lv Zhongshe, Fan Wenfang, Shu Xiaomei, Liu Nannan, , Li Shuman, Lu Xiuxia • The Local Program Committee: Chair: Luo Lisheng, Vice Chair: Liu Longgen; members: Liu Shisheng, Feng Zongxin, Huang Guowen, Wang Zhenhua, Peng Xuanwei FANG Yan Convenor of the 36 th International Systemic Functional Congress Department of Foreign Languages, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 10084, P.R. China
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