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Book: Recreating the Images of Chan Master Huineng

Chapter: Mood and Modality and Images of Huineng

DOI: 10.1558/equinox.36324

Blurb:

5.1 Introduction
5.2 Mood and modality: a systemic functional perspective
5.2.1 Clause as exchange, speech function, mood and modality
5.2.2 Mood and modality in clauses as statements
5.2.3 Mood and modality in clauses as commands
5.3 Analytical procedure
5.4 Analysis and discussion
5.4.1 Statements: how authoritative is Huineng?
5.4.2 Commands: how powerful is Huineng?
5.4.3 Summary
5.5 Why are different types of image recreated?
5.5.1 Textual consideration
5.5.2 Contextual consideration
5.6 Conclusion

Chapter Contributors

  • Hailing Yu ([email protected] - hailing) 'Department of Foreign Languages and International Studies, Hunan University'