Thesis (Ph.D)--University of Wollongong, 2006. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references: page 294-309.

Thesis (PhD)--Macquarie University, Division of Linguistics & Psychology, Department of Linguistics, 2006. / Bibliography: p. 742-762.

Orientador: Denise Bértoli Braga / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Estudos da Linguagem / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-21T12:30:17Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Lima-Lopes_RodrigoEstevesde_D.pdf: 85681466 bytes, checksum: beef0148b637cb8828c23f252b4f7230 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012 / Resumo: Nesta tese tenho por objetivo propor uma metodologia de análise para comunicação multimodal em produções audiovisuais. Sua base teórica está na análise multimodal (KRESS, 1993, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2010; KRESS; VAN LEEUWEN, 1996, 2001, 2002; Lemke, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2006a, b, c) e parte do pressuposto que qualquer ato comunicacional ocorre graças a uma série de convenções de constituição atreladas à situação de comunicação. Essas convenções constituem os diversos modos de linguagem, os quais em interação permitem que os participantes de uma interação construam seu significado. Por conseguinte, acredito que todos os modos de linguagem presentes no corpus desta tese - o que incluiria, por exemplo, a linguagem visual, gestual ou qualquer outro modo de linguagem - têm seus significados expressos por meio de escolhas interrelacionadas e de importância equivalente. O corpus desta pesquisa é composto por 12 vídeos da campanha "Get a Mac" (Compre um Mac), exibida na televisão dos EUA e disponibilizada em sítios de internet. Tal campanha teve desdobramentos no Reino Unido e no Japão, locais onde foram produzidos alguns vídeos publicitários inéditos e com características próprias. Inicio essa tese com uma reflexão sobre os conceitos epistêmico-teóricos que dão origem à abordagem multimodal, para, posteriormente, discuti-la de forma crítica. Aqui pretendo estabelecer alguns pressupostos que estão na base de interpretação da discussão multimodal, e que serão constantemente retomados no processo de discussão teórica, análise e discussão dos dados. Segue-se então uma discussão sobre aplicação da Metafunção Organizacional (ou Textual) em peças audiovisuais, de forma a complementar a literatura já existente com discussões a respeito de como elementos próprios da linguagem vídeo-fílmica, além de modos de linguagem corporificados, como gestos e olhares, também poderiam ser considerados nessa equação. Passo então para uma discussão metodológica que busca não apenas apresentar o corpus de estudo deste trabalho, discutir quais foram os critérios de coleta, análise e transcrição de dados, trazer algumas considerações importantes sobre a linguagem vídeo-fílmica, bem como propor um modelo de análise para esses textos, objeto de estudo desta tese. Parto do princípio de instanciação como elemento norteador do trabalho do analista, procurando fazer um levantamento sistemático das escolhas em cada um dos modos de linguagem e discutindo como cada um deles contribui para o amálgama de signos que é o significado; observa-se, então, que a instanciação do significado faz com que as diferentes escolhas sejam condicionadas. Dessa forma, aplicarei esse modelo no corpus de pesquisa. Exploro como o conceito de constituição pode ser utilizado na análise de textos multimodais, desenvolvendo uma reflexão sobre a forma como os diferentes constituintes dos diversos modos de linguagem podem ser analisados em conjunto nos vídeos publicitários que compõem o corpus desta pesquisa. Utilizo os resultados desta parte inicial de forma a ampliar a discussão tendo em vista diversas perspectivas, o nível do conteúdo e o discurso, o design como encontro entre o conteúdo e a produção e suas escolhas nos diferentes contextos de produção. Por fim, estabeleço uma reflexão ligada à construção do processo de coesão e fluxo de informações em textos vídeo-fílmicos, com o objetivo de entender como se constrói um sistema de referências internas que permita conectar aquilo que já foi exibido com aquilo que está aparecendo naquele exato momento na tela / Abstract: In this thesis I aim at proposing a method of analysis for multimodal communication in audio- visual productions. The theoretical framework is based on multimodal analysis (KRESS, 1993, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2010; KRESS; VAN LEEUWEN, 1996, 2001, 2002; Lemke, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2006a, b, c), which assumes that any interaction takes place due to a series of conventions tied up to the context of communication. These conventions are the different modes of language, which allow participants of an interaction to build their meaning. Therefore, I consider that all modes of language present in the corpus analysed here - which could include, for example, the visual language, gestures or any other mode of language - have their meanings expressed through choices interrelated and of equal importance. The corpus of this research consists of 12 videos from the campaign "Get a Mac", shown in the US television and made available by Internet websites. As we shall see, this campaign was also launched in the UK and Japan, where some new videos were produced. In order to discuss my theoretical framework critically, this thesis begins with a discussion of the epistemic-theoretical concepts that give rise to a multimodal approach. Here I intend to establish some assumptions that will underlie my multimodal interpretation of the corpus, and these assumptions are going to be constantly put on back again in the theoretical discussion and data analysis. This will be followed by a discussion on realization of the Organizational (Textual) Metafunction in audio-visual pieces. This is meant to complement the existing literature with reflections on how specific elements of audio-visual language, as well as embodied modes of language such as gestures and looks could also be considered in this equation. Then, I begin a methodological discussion that seeks not only to present the corpus of the present study, my criteria for data collection, analysis and transcription, but also to propose a model to analyse these texts. I also explore some important concepts regarding audio-visual language. As a result, I assume the instantiation as a guide to the analysis and try to make a systematic survey of the choices in each of the modes of language in the videos. It was essential to understand how each mode of language contributes to the amalgamation of signs that results in meaning, which regulates the different choices. After this, I apply this model in the research corpus in order to explore how the concept of constitution can be used in the analysis of video-filmic texts and discuss how the different constituents of the modes of language can be analysed together. I use the results of this initial part to broaden the discussion on some perspectives, the level of content and discourse, the design as an encounter between content and expression and the choices in different contexts of production. Finally, I try to reflect upon cohesion and information flow in audio-visual texts. My goal in this moment was to understand how the instantiation of video texts creates a system of internal references that allows the viewer to connect what has already been shown with what is being shown at that very moment on the screen / Doutorado / Linguagem e Tecnologia / Doutor em Linguística Aplicada

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-28T18:23:11Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Greta Nascimento Marchetti.pdf: 1587866 bytes, checksum: 2888ba95bdbe4e59dc52b3edafc84442 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-11-27 / This research aimed to analyse structural and rethorical features of an essay and an opinion piece, both published in wide national range newspaper and magazine. The acts of telling and describing a story or a happening are configured as linguistic operations performed by an individual since early ages, which results in an event reconstruction or in capturing an own experience moment. When arguing, commenting or positioning about a topic, someone passes judgement on the subject under discussion to persuade the listener. This requires knowledge of the subject that will address and a critical position taken hereafter it. Recent studies have shown that children as young as 4 or 5 years old dominate the oral dissertation discursive form already well developed, which gives them a satisfactory communication, although far from written language formal lines. However, dissertative-argumentative texts are often teaching objects, specifically in the final years of elementary school and high school, aiming to build an academic and scientific speech, known as a product of student education process, within the formal bases. Thus, given the complexity involving the action of arguing and the construction of an argumentative written speech, this study focuses on essay and opinion piece genres, in addition to examining argumentation issues, involving genre structure, as well as assessment resources, in view of persuading that is inherent in arguments. The research, which presents a critical nature, with the support of Functional Systemic Grammar, aims to answer the following questions: (a) How is characterized the structure of the essays and opinion pieces which were analyzed? (b) How is the argument built in these texts? (c) Which persuasive resources are used in argumentative process? / O objetivo da minha pesquisa é a análise das características estruturais e retóricas de dois artigos de opinião e de um ensaio publicados em jornal e revista de ampla circulação nacional. O narrar e o descrever uma história ou um fato ocorrido são atividades linguísticas que o indivíduo realiza desde muito cedo, implicando reconstituir um acontecimento ou captar um momento que faz parte da sua experiência. Ao argumentar, quando se comenta e se posiciona sobre algo, emitem-se julgamentos de valor sobre o objeto em discussão com o intuito de persuadir o interlocutor. Isso demanda conhecimento sobre o assunto que se vai abordar e uma tomada de posição crítica diante dele. Estudos recentes têm mostrado que crianças desde 4 ou 5 anos de idade dominam a forma discursiva dissertativa oral já bem elaborada, o que lhes garante uma comunicação satisfatória, embora distante dos moldes formais da língua escrita. No entanto, os textos dissertativosargumentativos costumam ser objetos de ensino mais especificamente nos finais do ensino fundamental II e do ensino médio, objetivando à construção de um discurso acadêmico e científico sendo, dentro dos moldes formais, conhecido como um produto do processo de escolarização do aluno. Assim, diante da complexidade envolvendo a ação de argumentar e da construção de um discurso argumentativo escrito, o presente estudo tem como foco os gêneros ensaio e artigo de opinião e o exame de questões referentes à argumentação, envolvendo a estrutura de gênero, bem como os recursos de avaliação tendo em vista a persuasão que percorre os argumentos. A pesquisa, de cunho crítico, com o apoio da Gramática Sistêmico-Funcional, visa responder às seguintes questões: (a) Como se caracteriza a estrutura de textos do gênero ensaio e artigo de opinião publicados em jornais e revistas? (b) Como é tecida a argumentação nesses textos? (c) Que recursos persuasivos são usados no processo argumentativo?

Thesis (PhD)--Macquarie University, Division of Linguistics & Psychology, Department of Linguistics, 2006. / Bibliography: p. 742-762. / Systemic functional linguistics as a framework for description -- An overview of the grammar of Thai -- Textual clause grammar: the system of THEME -- Interpersonal clause grammar: the system of MOOD -- Experiential grammar at clause rank: the system of TRANSITIVITY -- Thai narrative register: context, semantics and lexicogrammatical profiles -- Conclusions. / This research is a text-based study of the grammar of standard Thai, based on systemic functional linguistics. It is the first attempt to explore Thai in systemic functional terms, that is with the account of the grammar of Thai being interpreted as resource for making meaning that is part of language as a higher-order semiotic system. This account utilizes a corpus-based methodology and explores extensive evidence from natural narrative texts, specifically fourteen Thai folk tales. This systemic functional interpretation of Thai is also supported by an investigation of other text types (See Chapter 2). The research has both intermediate and long term implications. The description itself will be a resource for the Thai community and it will also contribute to the growing area of linguistic typology based on systemic descriptions. The long term implication of the research is that the description will be used as a model for text-based research into minority languages in Thailand. -- There are two introductory chapters to the study. The first chapter discusses some general issues concerned with systemic functional theory and data used in the development of the description of the grammar of Thai. The second chapter is a preview chapter which provides an overview of the grammar of Thai in terms of three strands of meaning: textual, interpersonal, and the experiential mode of ideational meanings. The systemic functional interpretation is based on an exploration of a number of texts with a wide generic spread (e.g. news reports, topographic texts, encyclopedia, and television interview). -- Chapter 3 to Chapter 7 constitute the main body of the thesis. Chapter 3 deals with the textual metafunction: it explores the THEME system as the enabling resource for the clause grammar for presenting interpersonal and experiential meanings as a flow of information in context. Chapter 4 is concerned with the interpersonal metafunction. It is focused on exploring the MOOD system, that is, the resource of clause grammar for enacting social roles and relationships in an exchange. Chapter 5 is concerned with the experiential mode of the ideational metafunction: it investigates the TRANSITIVITY system, which is the resource of the clause grammar for construing our experience of the world around and inside us. As this thesis is based mainly on narrative discourse, Chapter 6 profiles Thai narratives in terms of context, semantics, and lexicogrammar. Firstly, at the context stratum, the chapter describes the generic structure potential of Thai folk tales. Secondly, the chapter describes the realization of this generic structure by semantic properties. Finally, the chapter is concerned with quantitatively exploring the narratives on the basis of clause-rank systems, at the stratum of lexicogrammar, across the metafunctional spectrum midway up the cline of instantiation. In the final chapter, the study concludes by summarizing the preceding chapters, pointing out research implications and limitations, and suggesting some areas for further studies. / Mode of access: World Wide Web. / xxxv, 762 ill. +

In parliaments, the tasks of drafting legislation and conducting oversight are accomplished by means of complex chains of spoken, written and multimodal texts. In these genre chains, information is recontextualized from one text to another before being debated in sittings of the houses of parliament. This study employs the point of view afforded by linguistic ethnography to investigate critically the ways in which meanings are recontextualized in one section of such a genre chain, namely the process by which committees of South Africa's National Assembly oversee the budgets of government departments and state-owned entities. It does this to identify possible sources of communication difficulties in this process and suggest ways in which these can be minimized. In so doing, it develops a theoretical model of the discursive effects of recontextualization informed by Latour's (1987) notion of black-boxing as well as Maton's (2011) Legitimation Code Theory. This model uses Interactional Sociolinguistics and elements of Systemic Functional Linguistics, including APPRAISAL and Transitivity as tools to describe the realization of these effects in language. This study finds that ideational and interpersonal meanings are condensed and decondensed at particular points in the genre chain in ways that lead to some MPs’ voices being recontextualized more accurately than others’. It also shows that common sources of communication difficulties in the committee process include differences in political background and understandings of committee procedure and participant roles. It recommends that representatives of departments and entities reporting to the committees should receive a fuller prebriefing on their roles; that MPs should receive training on asking clear, focused questions; and that the role of committee secretaries as procedural advisors should be strengthened.

Doctor of Philosophy / The thesis of this study is that two seemingly disparate research disciplines can be coalesced to develop an effective pedagogical framework for educational design in the context of networked learning. That contention is grounded in, and inspired by, the rapid developments in educational technologies which have greatly changed the landscape in teaching and learning in higher education over the last decade. The study attempts to add to the corpus of contemporary learning theory which sees students not merely as passive recipients of knowledge, but as active participants in the learning process, having much greater control over their selection of technological learning tools, learning resources and learning methodologies. This is very much in line with the shift from the traditional focus on content design and knowledge transmission towards a more student-centred design for knowledge co-construction, a development which demands the type of new thinking about the design of learning tasks and learning resources contained in this study. Also set out are new lines of action for the fashioning of a collaborative learning environment, for community interaction and the sharing of knowledge, and for promoting good teaching and learning practice. The central argument of the study is that such pedagogical goals may be attained by juxtaposing the theories of Systemic Functional Linguistics (hereafter SFL) and pattern languages. These have not, thus far, been used in combination. SFL is a well established theory in the study of language, and is used in this thesis to help analyse and classify discourses produced and shared by teachers and students in networked learning. Pattern languages have their origin in architecture. Design patterns can be used as a means of representing and sharing important and specific empirical research results and design experiences. This new knowledge can be used to support and improve the quality of educational design. The study has two central components. The first uses the SFL theoretical framework to demonstrate how text is used as a key medium in networked learning. In other words, it is argued in this section that the quality of texts has a direct impact on the quality of learning and learning outcomes. The quality of text is assessed by means of a detailed discourse analysis of selected texts. This process involves deconstructing, identifying and capturing the linguistic resources and language strategies used in the texts. The detailed discourse analysis also illustrates and reveals how language is used in the construction of knowledge and the promotion of collaboration in teaching and learning. The second component centres on the argument that SFL provides valuable language knowledge which can be represented by using Alexander’s design patterns. New knowledge encoded in these design patterns can be used by teachers and designers as reusable and shared resources to help them improve their design work. The empirical research was carried out in three phases. The first involved a) the identification of text patterns of discourses used in networked learning based on detailed discourse analysis; b) Interviewing experienced academic staff to identify their perspectives on good online teaching practices and success factors. The second phase involved using the data which emerged from these interviews and discourse analysis to model illustrative patterns. (Here, illustrative means that due to the scope of the study, it is only possible to develop a limited number of patterns to illustrate the methods used for pattern development. It is not the intention to develop a full repository of design patterns in this study). In the third (validation) phase the patterns were reviewed by two groups of academic staff, with the aim of improving these patterns. Improved patterns were then tested on a group of educational design students for their usefulness and application. It is concluded from this research that it is possible to develop design patterns which ensure the best use of linguistic resources in both the teaching and learning process. Finally, it is argued that the combination of SFL and pattern languages provides a promising theoretical framework for the complex and demanding task of educational design. Future research could make use of such a framework to explore a fuller application of the pattern- based approach for the representation of new knowledge for educational design. Suggested additional research directions include finding new ways of capturing a new pedagogical approach to mobile learning and blended learning. Also, a promising direction could be the use of SFL Appraisal theory (Martin, 2000) for the investigation on how students construct interpersonal relationships (appraise peer work) in online joint projects. In the conclusion, it is contended that through its exploration of new ground in the use of SFL and pattern language theory in the construction of education design patterns, the study makes a significant contribution to knowledge in the field of networked learning.

Doctor of Philosophy / The thesis of this study is that two seemingly disparate research disciplines can be coalesced to develop an effective pedagogical framework for educational design in the context of networked learning. That contention is grounded in, and inspired by, the rapid developments in educational technologies which have greatly changed the landscape in teaching and learning in higher education over the last decade. The study attempts to add to the corpus of contemporary learning theory which sees students not merely as passive recipients of knowledge, but as active participants in the learning process, having much greater control over their selection of technological learning tools, learning resources and learning methodologies. This is very much in line with the shift from the traditional focus on content design and knowledge transmission towards a more student-centred design for knowledge co-construction, a development which demands the type of new thinking about the design of learning tasks and learning resources contained in this study. Also set out are new lines of action for the fashioning of a collaborative learning environment, for community interaction and the sharing of knowledge, and for promoting good teaching and learning practice. The central argument of the study is that such pedagogical goals may be attained by juxtaposing the theories of Systemic Functional Linguistics (hereafter SFL) and pattern languages. These have not, thus far, been used in combination. SFL is a well established theory in the study of language, and is used in this thesis to help analyse and classify discourses produced and shared by teachers and students in networked learning. Pattern languages have their origin in architecture. Design patterns can be used as a means of representing and sharing important and specific empirical research results and design experiences. This new knowledge can be used to support and improve the quality of educational design. The study has two central components. The first uses the SFL theoretical framework to demonstrate how text is used as a key medium in networked learning. In other words, it is argued in this section that the quality of texts has a direct impact on the quality of learning and learning outcomes. The quality of text is assessed by means of a detailed discourse analysis of selected texts. This process involves deconstructing, identifying and capturing the linguistic resources and language strategies used in the texts. The detailed discourse analysis also illustrates and reveals how language is used in the construction of knowledge and the promotion of collaboration in teaching and learning. The second component centres on the argument that SFL provides valuable language knowledge which can be represented by using Alexander’s design patterns. New knowledge encoded in these design patterns can be used by teachers and designers as reusable and shared resources to help them improve their design work. The empirical research was carried out in three phases. The first involved a) the identification of text patterns of discourses used in networked learning based on detailed discourse analysis; b) Interviewing experienced academic staff to identify their perspectives on good online teaching practices and success factors. The second phase involved using the data which emerged from these interviews and discourse analysis to model illustrative patterns. (Here, illustrative means that due to the scope of the study, it is only possible to develop a limited number of patterns to illustrate the methods used for pattern development. It is not the intention to develop a full repository of design patterns in this study). In the third (validation) phase the patterns were reviewed by two groups of academic staff, with the aim of improving these patterns. Improved patterns were then tested on a group of educational design students for their usefulness and application. It is concluded from this research that it is possible to develop design patterns which ensure the best use of linguistic resources in both the teaching and learning process. Finally, it is argued that the combination of SFL and pattern languages provides a promising theoretical framework for the complex and demanding task of educational design. Future research could make use of such a framework to explore a fuller application of the pattern- based approach for the representation of new knowledge for educational design. Suggested additional research directions include finding new ways of capturing a new pedagogical approach to mobile learning and blended learning. Also, a promising direction could be the use of SFL Appraisal theory (Martin, 2000) for the investigation on how students construct interpersonal relationships (appraise peer work) in online joint projects. In the conclusion, it is contended that through its exploration of new ground in the use of SFL and pattern language theory in the construction of education design patterns, the study makes a significant contribution to knowledge in the field of networked learning.

Thesis (PhD)--Macquarie University, Faculty of Human Sciences, Department of Linguistics, 2009. / Bibliography: p. 210-223. / General introduction -- A multimodal analysis of the 2006 Mexican presidential campaign billboards -- Study 2: Discourses of obligation and prohibition within an institutional setting -- Study 3: Gatekeeping practices at the LEMO: a multimodal analysis -- General conculsions. / This is a thesis composed of three studies linked by a common critical multimodal approach to the analysis of the data. Fairclough's (1992, 1995) three-dimensional framework was drawn on in order to explore the social practice, discursive practice and text dimensions of the discourses in question. The first two studies focus on printed texts in Mexican Spanish, whereas the third study addresses spoken interaction in English with occasional code switching to Spanish. -- Study 1: A Multimodal Analysis of the 2006 Mexican Presidential Campaign Billboards - This is a joint study (with my colleague Michael Witten and approved by my supervisor and the Department of Linguistics at Macquarie) which analyzes the political discourse of the multimodal and multisemiotic texts that the three major political parties involved in the 2006 Mexican presidential elections produced and extensively distributed through the medium of public billboards. We investigate how these parties express their particular ideologies, construct and convey social identities and relationships, and construct relations of power between themselves and the readers/viewers of these texts, through the medium of billboards. As indicated in the preamble, the methodological framework addresses these issues drawing on Fairclough's (1992, 1995) three-dimensional model of analysis while employing a variety of qualitative techniques, tools, and approaches. -- Study 2: Discourses of obligation and prohibition within an institutional setting - Following the theme of multimodal critical discourse analysis, this study examines the institutionalized discourses of obligation and prohibition at the Library of the Language Faculty (LEMO)*of a public university in Mexico. Six different texts pertaining to various genres ranging from a protocol to notices were examined. Multiple qualitative methodologies and tools such as those drawn from ethnography, critical discourse analysis, and systemic functional linguistics are utilized in the analysis of the data. Power relations between the institution and the library users are examined as well as the conditions of text production and reception, the latter through an ethnographic component. An emphasis is placed on the linguistic text. -- Study 3: Gatekeeping practices at the LEMO - This study investigates one of the gatekeeping practices at the Language Faculty of a public university in Mexico (see above). The particular practice concerned consists of the professional examinations (vivas) that students have to take in order to obtain their degrees of 'Licenciatura en Lenguas Modernas' (BEd in Modern Languages) in the English Teaching section of the university. This study focuses on the professional discourse(s) utilized by both candidates and examiners by means of analyzing the texts of four recorded professional examinations. This study chiefly draws on Goffman's (1959) dramaturgical concepts of 'frontstage' and 'backstage', where the analysis of the frontstage work addresses the Question-and-Answer section of the examinations, and the analysis of the backstage work addresses the subsequent deliberations among the examiners concerning the performance of the candidates. Multiple qualitative methodologies and tools are again drawn upon, such as ethnographic analysis, interactional sociolinguistics and critical discourse analysis. (* Facultad de Lenguas) / Mode of access: World Wide Web. / xii, 233 p. : ill. (some col.)

Thesis by publication. / Thesis (PhD)--Macquarie University, Department of Linguistics. / Includes bibliographical references. / Introduction -- Translation error analysis: a systemic functional grammar approach -- Systemic functional approach to the issues of Korean theme study -- A corpus based study on the system of THEME in Korean -- Using systemic functional text analysis for translator education: an illustration with a foucus on the textual meaning -- Readability analysis of community translation: a systemic functional approach -- Conclusion. / Most linguistic communities have textual resources for organizing experiences into coherent text. The way that the resources are used may not be the same but vary from one language to another. This variation can be a source of translation difficulty in rendering a natural-reading translation. This thesis investigates the question of how the choices of Theme, which is one of the main textual resources, have an impact on textual meaning in translation between English and Korean. -- The premise underlying the study is that a translation that is not inaccurate in lexical choices may still read as unnatural to the target readers if a careful consideration is not given to Theme choices at the clause level and Thematic development at the text level in the source and target texts. This assumption is derived from systemic functional linguistic (SFL) theory, which postulates that Theme at the clause level plays a critical role in constructing a text into a coherent linear whole at the text level. This brings in another equally important question of the study: how Theme works in Korean. No research has been done to investigate the system of THEME in Korean from a systemic functional point of view or on the basis of extensive discourse analysis across a range of registers. Therefore, this study investigates the THEME system in Korean using a corpus consisting of a number of authentic Korean texts in three different text types. -- These two coherent questions are investigated in five self-contained journal articles included in the thesis. Two of them have been published (Chapters 2 and 5), one has been submitted for publication (Chapter 6) and the other two will be submitted (Chapters 3 and 4). The journal article format for thesis has recently been introduced at Macquarie University as an approved alternative to the traditional thesis structure. / Chapter 1 introduces a number of preliminary issues for, and information relevant to, the study such as research questions and background, the corpus, the underlying theoretical assumption and anticipated contributions to this area of research. Chapter 2 is a report of a pilot-project that motivated the current study. It discusses how to use text analysis based on systemic functional grammar to analyze translation errors/issues and provides systematic explanations relating to such issues. Chapter 3 reviews issues that have been raised by Korean linguists in relation to the study of Theme in Korean and provides suggestions on how to resolve these issues drawing on systemic functional theory. Chapter 4 describes the features of Korean THEME system based on the analysis of clausal Themes and thematic development of 17 texts of the corpus. Chapter 5 is a discussion about the pedagogical efficiency of using systemic functional text analysis for translator education with a particular emphasis on the textual meaning in translation. Chapter 6 attempts to analyze the readability issue of community translations in Australian context. Chapter 7 concludes the thesis with a number of suggestions for further study. --As the research investigates the question of textual meaning in translation, which has not been rigorously studied, and the question of Theme in Korean, which has never been studied on the basis of a corpus and of discourse analysis, it is anticipated that this work will make considerable theoretical and practical contributions in both fields. / Mode of access: World Wide Web. / xiv, 329 leaves ill. (some col.)