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 [email protected] 36ISFC Sponsors Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China Higher Education Press (Group) under Ministry of Education P.R. China ( http://www.hep.com.cn ) and the Journal of Foreign Languages in China ( http://www.hep.edu.cn ) Foreign Languages Teaching and Research Press (http://www.fltrp.com or http://www.heep.cn ) Peking University Press (http://cbs.pku.edu.cn ) Foreign Studies College, Communication University of China ( http://icc.cuc.edu.cn ) School of Foreign Languages, Shanghai Jiaotong University ( http://www.sjtu.edu.cn ) ISFLA Merilyn Mohan Foundation John Yuk Wah Chan Memorial Fund, Hong Kong Department of Chinese, Translation and Linguistics, City University of Hong Kong (http://www.cityu.edu.hk ) Office of International Cooperation and Exchange, Tsinghua University Department of Foreign Languages, Tsinghua University ( http://www.tsinghua.edu.cn ) 3 Program Monday 13 July (Wenjin Hotel) 8:00 - 20:00 Registration 17:30 - 19:00 Reception 19:30 - 21:30 China Functional Linguistics Association Executive Committee Members Meeting Tuesday 14 July Morning (Conference Hall of Main Building of Tsinghua University Level 1) 8:00-10:00 Registration 8:30 - 9:30 Opening Ceremony Welcome and gratitude FANG Yan Tsinghua University, Convenor of 36ISFC 9:30 –9: 50 Tea Break 9:50 - 11: 00 Plenary M.A.K. Halliday Some Thoughts on Choice Chaired by HUANG Guowen 11:00– 12:00 Plenary Plenary: SHEN Jiaxuan “Virus” and “Noun” -- On Nouns and Verbs in Chinese and English Chaired by HU Zhuanglin 4 Tuesday 14 July Afternoon (at the Wenjin Hotel Level 4) 12:00 - Lunch Break 13:30 Rooms 1 (Colloquium) 2 (Theory) 3 (DA) (Chaired 4 (DA) (Chaired 5 (TRANS) 6 (Educ) 7 (on Chi, in (Chaired by by PATPONG, by MIAO, YAO) (Chaired by WU, (Chaired by ENG OR CHI) WAREEN, Knight) ZHU) CHEN, Greig) (Chaired by TIAN) PENG, LU) 13:30 - papers O’HALLORAN WARREN PATPONG, P MIAO X WONG, LI CHEN, JONES, PENG Yi 14:00 Colloquium Exploring textual Textual resources Patterns of Towards an SUKSAWAS A systemic Multimodal collocations of some selected Multiple Theme Understanding of Willingness to functional study Analysis: endangered in News the Nature of Communicate: A of Chinese tense Technology, language Discourse Choice of Social Semiotic Theory and narratives MODULATION Perspective 14:00 - papers Practice, Thompson Benson & YU Hui WU, SONG 1.YANG, SHEN, YANG GW 14:30 O’HALLORAN, Labelling Greaves, On the Notion of Computer-aided ZHANG The System JUDD, discourse acts: Rhythm and tone Genre Complex sight translation Digitalization & Network for PODLASOV, interpersonal effects in the -- Exploring the in interpreting Language Generating the SMITH, TAN, projection across perception of logico-semantic Teaching Expressions of LIU, LIM, LOH, registers “sometimes relations -- An Enjoyable Chinese Aspects Marissa E, behave so between genres Path to ZHANG, FENG strangely” as Innovative three different Teaching & speech contours Learning 5 14:30 - papers JIANG Wangqi Watkins et al, HE Wei DENG Lin 2. 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Halliday by Hu Zhuanglin & Zhu Yongsheng 12:00 Chaired by Christian MATTHIESSEN 9 Wednesday 15 July Afternoon (at the Wenjin Hotel Level 4) 12:00 - Lunch Break 13:30 Room 1 Colloquia 2 (Theory) 3 (DA) (Chaired 4 (DA) (in Eng 5 (Educ) 6 (Theory) 7 (Trans & Cont) (Chaired by by PAN, or Chi) (Chaired (Chaired by (Chaired by (Chaired by YANG, HOOD) FUJITA)