Professor James Martin
Linguistics
J R Martin is Professor of Linguistics (Personal Chair) at the University of Sydney. Professor Martin was elected a fellow the Australian Academy of the Humanities in 1998, and awarded a Centenary Medal for his services to Linguistics and Philology in 2003.
Professor Martin’s research interests include systemic theory, functional grammar, discourse semantics, register, genre, multimodality and critical discourse analysis, focusing on English, Tagálog, Korean and Spanish – with special reference to the transdisciplinary fields of clinical linguistics, educational linguistics, forensic linguistics and social semiotics.
Recent publications include a book on Youth Justice Conferencing (Discourse and Diversionary Justice, Palgrave Macmillan 2018), with Michele Zappavigna; a collection of papers on language description (Systemic Functional Language Description: making meaning matter, Routledge 2020) edited with Yaegan Doran and Giacomo Figueredo; a collection of papers on interpersonal grammar (Interpersonal Grammar: Systemic Functional Theory and Description, Cambridge University Press 2021) edited with Beatriz Quiroz and Giacomo Figueredo; a book on paralanguage (Modelling Paralanguage using Systemic Functional Semiotics, Bloomsbury 2022) with Thu Ngo, Brad Smith, Clare Painter, Michele Zappavigna and Susan Hood); a functional grammar of Korean (Cambridge 2023) with Mira Kim, Gi-Hyun Shin and Gyung Hee Choi; a book on SFL language description, focusing on English, Spanish and Chinese (Cambridge 2023) with Beatriz Quiroz and Pin Wang; and a book on infographics (Routledge 2024) with Len Unsworth. A collection of papers on history history discourse, edited with Jing Hao is in press with Cambridge; and a book on the discourse analysis of Filipino, with Prixie Cruz, will soon go to press. Four special issues of Word focusing on nominal groups have appeared over 2021 and 2022 (edited with Yaegan Doran and Dongbing Zhang).
Along with Mariana Achugar, David Caldwell, Jing Hao and John Knox, Professor Martin is currently editing Bloomsbury's 'Studies in Systemic Functional Linguistics' series, with volumes appearing from 2021.
Project title | Research student |
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Sundanese ideational grammar: perspectives from discourse semantics and register | Lungguh BANGGA |
Women, Crime and Motherhood: women involved in crime in Chilean news discourse | Claudia CASTRO ACUNA |
Evaluating Chinese Language Textbooks: A Sociosemiotic Perspective | Tracy GAO |
Genre(s) Analysis of Product Review Videos on Social Media Using Systemic-Functional Multimodal Discourse Analysis | Gye Young LEE |
Social-semiotic practices in the Therapeutic Community approach to treating substance-dependence in drug rehabilitation institutions | Monaliza MAMAC |
Patient-centred communication in physiotherapy education. | Annie Thien-an TRAN |
An Investigation of Phonology and Paralanguage Features of Indonesian Speakers of English in Oral Communications from the Systemic Functional Semiotics Approach | Annisa TSURAYA |
Selected publications
Publications
Books
- Martin, J., Unsworth, L. (2024). Reading Images for Knowledge Building: Analyzing Infographics in School Science. New York: Routledge. [More Information]
- Kim, M., Martin, J., Shin, G., Choi, G. (2023). Korean Grammar: A Systemic Functional Approach. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. [More Information]
- Martin, J., Quiroz, B., Wang, P. (2023). Systemic Functional Grammar: a text-based description of English, Spanish and Chinese. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Edited Books
- Hao, J., Martin, J. (2024). The Discourse of History: A Systemic Functional Perspective. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- Caldwell, D., Knox, J., Martin, J. (2022). Appliable Linguistics and Social Semiotics: Developing Theory from Practice. London, UK: Bloomsbury Academic. [More Information]
- Martin, J., Quiroz, B., Figueredo, G. (2021). Interpersonal Grammar: Systemic Functional Linguistic Theory and Description. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. [More Information]
Book Chapters
- Hao, J., Martin, J. (2024). Building Historical Knowledge: A Linguistic Perspective. In Jing Hao, J. R. Martin (Eds.), The Discourse of History: A Systemic Functional Perspective, (pp. 1-15). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- Martin, J. (2024). Coordinating Meaning: Scaffolding Teaching/Learning in Pedagogic Discourse. In Jing Hao, J. R. Martin (Eds.), The Discourse of History: A Systemic Functional Perspective, (pp. 95-115). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- Hao, J., Martin, J. (2024). Cultivating a Critical Gaze: Managing Technicality in Ancient History Teaching. In Jing Hao, J. R. Martin (Eds.), The Discourse of History: A Systemic Functional Perspective, (pp. 16-44). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Journals
- Martin, J., Cruz, P. (2024). Acknowledging dispossession A CDA/PDA perspective on discourse dealing with unceded land. Language, Context and Text, 6(1), 60-87. [More Information]
- Martin, J. (2024). Interpersonal meaning in Korean: Part II - lexicogrammar. Korean Linguistics, 102, 1-61. [More Information]
- Martin, J., Doran, Y., Herrington, M. (2024). Rethinking context: realisation, instantiation, and individuation in systemic functional linguistics. Journal of World Languages. [More Information]
Edited Journals
- Ramirez, A., Moyano, E., Martin, J. (2021). Appliable Linguistics in Language Education: Systemic Functional Linguistics in Practice. Ikala, 26(1). [More Information]
- Doran, Y., Martin, J., Zhang, D. (2021). Special Issue (Part 1): Theme: The Grammar of Nominal Groups: Systemic Functional Linguistic Perspectives. Word, 67(3).
- Doran, Y., Zhang, D., Martin, J. (2021). Special Issue: 'The grammar of nominal groups: systemic functional linguistics perspectives'. Word, 67(4).
Conferences
- Martin, J. (2007). Genre and field: social processes and knowledge structures in systemic functional semiotics. Conference of the 33rd International Systemic Functional Congress (2006), Sao Paolo: Pontifica Universidade Catholica Sao Paulo.
Reference Works
- Martin, J. (2012). Writing and Genre Studies. In Carol A. Chapelle (Eds.), The Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics. (pp. 411-420). Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing.
Other
- Martin, J. (2007), Interview with Clare, Feez & Martin. A Burns & C Coffin [Eds.] Macquarie University and The Open University. Context, Use and Analysis of the English, Language: A Global Perspective. Recorded interview for Open University.
2024
- Martin, J., Cruz, P. (2024). Acknowledging dispossession A CDA/PDA perspective on discourse dealing with unceded land. Language, Context and Text, 6(1), 60-87. [More Information]
- Hao, J., Martin, J. (2024). Building Historical Knowledge: A Linguistic Perspective. In Jing Hao, J. R. Martin (Eds.), The Discourse of History: A Systemic Functional Perspective, (pp. 1-15). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- Martin, J. (2024). Coordinating Meaning: Scaffolding Teaching/Learning in Pedagogic Discourse. In Jing Hao, J. R. Martin (Eds.), The Discourse of History: A Systemic Functional Perspective, (pp. 95-115). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
2023
- Martin, J., Rose, D. (2023). Condensing meaning: Imagic aggregations in secondary school science. Linguistics and the Human Sciences, 1.
- Shin, G., Martin, J. (2023). Interpersonal meaning in Korean: Part I - context and co-text. Korean Linguistics, 98, 1-40. [More Information]
- Martin, J. (2023). Intradisciplinarity: can one theory do it all? Frontiers in Communication, 8, 1310001. [More Information]
2022
- Caldwell, D., Knox, J., Martin, J. (2022). Appliable Linguistics and Social Semiotics: Developing Theory from Practice. London, UK: Bloomsbury Academic. [More Information]
- Logi, L., Zappavigna, M., Martin, J. (2022). Bodies Talk: Modelling Paralanguage in Systemic Functional Linguistics. In James R. Martin, John Knox and David Caldwell (Eds.), Appliable Linguistics and Social Semiotics: Developing Theory from Practice. London, UK: Bloomsbury Academic. [More Information]
- Martin, J., Wang, B., Ma, Y. (2022). Contributions to translation from the Sydney School of Systemic Functional Linguistics. In B. Wang & Y. Ma (Eds.), Key themes and new directions in systemic functional translation studies, (pp. 76-86). New York: Routledge. [More Information]
2021
- Ramirez, A., Moyano, E., Martin, J. (2021). A Language-Based Theory of Learning in the Disciplines and for Acting in Social Life. Ikala, 26(1), 11-16. [More Information]
- Olivares, B., Martin, J. (2021). A systemic-functional profile of the nominal group in Spanish: structure, basic discursive functions and systemic organisation [Perfil sistemico-funcional del grupo nominal en espanol: estructura, funciones discursivas basicas y organizacion sistemica]. Estudios Filologicos, 68, 123-151. [More Information]
- Ramirez, A., Moyano, E., Martin, J. (2021). Appliable Linguistics in Language Education: Systemic Functional Linguistics in Practice. Ikala, 26(1). [More Information]
2020
- Martin, J., Maton, K., Doran, Y. (2020). Academic discourse An Inter-disciplinary dialogue. In J.R. Martin, Karl Maton, Y.J. Doran (Eds.), Accessing Academic Discourse: Systemic Functional Linguistics and Legitimation Code Theory, (pp. 1-31). Abingdon: Routledge (Taylor and Francis). [More Information]
- Martin, J., Maton, K., Doran, Y. (2020). Accessing Academic Discourse: Systemic Functional Linguistics and Legitimation Code Theory. Abingdon: Routledge (Taylor and Francis). [More Information]
- Doran, Y., Martin, J. (2020). Describing Languages, Understanding Language: Systemic Functional Theory and Description. In J.R. Martin, Y.J. Doran, Giacomo Figueredo (Eds.), Systemic Functional Language Description: Making Meaning Matter, (pp. 1-29). New York: Routledge. [More Information]
2019
- Martin, J. (2019). Discourse Semantics. In Geoff Thompson, Wendy L. Bowcher, Lise Fontaine, David Schonthal (Eds.), The Cambridge Handbook of Systemic Functional Linguistics, (pp. 358-381). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. [More Information]
- Martin, J., Zappavigna, M. (2019). Embodied meaning: a systemic functional perspective on paralanguage. Functional Linguistics, 6(1), 1-33. [More Information]
- Martin, J., Cruz, P. (2019). Relational Processes in Tagalog: A Systemic Functional Linguistic Perspective. In Kumaran Rajandran, Shakila Abdul Manan (Eds.), Discourses of Southeast Asia: A Social Semiotic Perspective, (pp. 225-251). Singapore: Springer. [More Information]
2018
- Zappavigna, M., Martin, J. (2018). #Communing affiliation: Social tagging as a resource for aligning around values in social media. Discourse, Context and Media, 22, 4-12. [More Information]
- Zappavinga, M., Martin, J. (2018). Discourse and Diversionary Justice: An Analysis of Youth Justice Conferencing. Cham: Springer. [More Information]
- Martin, J., Zappavinga, M. (2018). Embodied meaning: a systemic functional perspective on paralanguage. Contemporary Rhetoric, 2018 (1), 2-33. [More Information]
2017
- Martin, J. (2017). Revisiting field: Specialized knowledge in secondary school science and humanities discourse. Onomazein, 35, 111-148. [More Information]
- Martin, J., Maton, K. (2017). Systemic functional linguistics and Legitimation Code Theory on education: Rethinking field and knowledge structure. Onomazein, SFL, 12-45. [More Information]
- Martin, J. (2017). Teaching and Learning SFL in China: Pedagogy and Curriculum. In Jonathan J. Webster, Xuanwei Peng (Eds.), Applying Systemic Functional Linguistics: The State of the Art in China Today, (pp. 15-32). London: Bloomsbury.
2016
- Zappavinga, M., Dwyer, P., Martin, J. (2016). Consent and Compliance in Youth Justice Conferences. In Susan Ehrlich, Diana Eades, Janet Ainsworth (Eds.), Discursive Constructions of Consent in the Legal Process, (pp. 186-212). Oxford: Oxford University Press. [More Information]
- Martin, J. (2016). Exploring Content: Building Knowledge in School Discourse. In L. Lai, A. Mahboob and P. Wang (Eds.), Multiperspective Studies of Language: Theory and Application, (pp. 84-112). Beijing: Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press (FLTRP).
- Martin, J., Zappavigna, M. (2016). Exploring restorative justice: Dialectics of theory and practice. International Journal of Speech, Language and the Law, 23(2), 215-242. [More Information]
2015
- Martin, J. (2015). Halliday the Grammarian: Axial Foundations. In Jonathan J. Webster (Eds.), The Bloomsbury Companion to M. A. K. Halliday, (pp. 257-290). London: Bloomsbury Academic. [More Information]
- Martin, J. (2015). Halliday the Grammarian: Axial Foundations. In Jonathan J. Webster (Eds.), The Bloomsbury Companion to M. A. K. Halliday, (pp. 257-290). London: Bloomsbury Academic.
- Wang, Z., Martin, J. (2015). Interviews with James R Martin. Beijing: Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press (FLTRP).
2014
- Martin, J., Zappavigna, M., Dwyer, P. (2014). Beyond redemption: Choice and consequence in youth justice conferencing. In Fang Yan, Jonathan J. Webster (Eds.), Developing Systemic Functional Linguistics: Theory and Application, (pp. 18-47). Sheffield, UK: Equinox Publishing. [More Information]
- Martin, J. (2014). Evolving systemic functional linguistics: beyond the clause. Functional Linguistics, 1(3), 1-24. [More Information]
- Rose, D., Martin, J. (2014). Intervening in contexts of schooling. In John Flowerdew (Eds.), Discourse in Context: Contemporary Applied Linguistics Volume 3, (pp. 273-300). London: Bloomsbury Academic. [More Information]
2013
- Maton, K., Martin, J. (2013). Cumulative Knowledge-Building in Secondary Schooling, Linguistics and Education. Linguistics and Education, 24(1).
- Martin, J., Maton, K. (2013). Cumulative knowledge-building in secondary schooling: Guest editors' preface. Linguistics and Education, 24(1), 1-3. [More Information]
- Martin, J. (2013). Embedded Literacy: Knowledge as Meaning. Linguistics and Education, 24(1), 23-37. [More Information]
2012
- Martin, J. (2012). Critical Discourse Analysis/Positive Discourse Analysis Vol. 6: Collected Works of J R Martin. Shanghai: Shanghai Jiao Tong University Press.
- Martin, J. (2012). Forensic Linguistics Vol. 8: Collected Works of J R Martin. Shanghai: Shanghai Jiao Tong University Press.
- Martin, J. (2012). Genre Studies Vol. 3: Collected Works of J R Martin. Shanghai: Shanghai Jiao Tong University Press.
2011
- Martin, J. (2011). Bridging troubled waters: interdisciplinarity and what makes it stick. In Frances Christie and Karl Maton (Eds.), Disciplinarity: Functional Linguistic and Sociological Perspectives, (pp. 35-61). London: Continuum.
- Martin, J., Rose, D. (2011). Encounters with genre: apprehending cultural frontiers. In Brett Baker, Ilana Mushin, Mark Harvey, Rod Gardner (Eds.), Indigenous Language and Social Identity: papers in honour of Michael Walsh, (pp. 333-346). Canberra, ACT: Pacific Linguistics.
- Gebhard, M., Martin, J. (2011). Grammar and Literacy Learning. In Diane Lapp, Douglas Fisher (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Teaching the English Language Arts, (pp. 297-304). New York: Routledge imprint of Taylor & Francis. [More Information]
2010
- Mahboob, A., Dreyfus, S., Humphrey, S., Martin, J. (2010). Appliable linguistics and English language teaching: the Scaffolding Literacy in Adult and Tertiary Environments (SLATE) project. In Mahboob, Ahmar and Knight, Naomi K. (Eds.), Appliable Linguistics, (pp. 25-43). London: Continuum.
- Painter, C., Matthiessen, C., Martin, J. (2010). Deploying functional grammar. Beijing: Commercial Press.
- Martin, J., Maton, K., Matruglio, E. (2010). Historical cosmologies: epistemology and axiology in Australian secondary school history discourse. Revista Signos: estudios de lengua y literatura, 43(74), 433-463. [More Information]
2009
- Martin, J. (2009). Boomer Dreaming: the texture of re-colonisation in a lifestyle magazine. In Forey, Gail; Thompson, Geoff (Eds.), Text Type and Texture, (pp. 252-284). London: Equinox Publishing.
- Martin, J. (2009). Discourse Studies. In Halliday, M.A.K; Webster, Jonathan (Eds.), Continuum Companion to Systemic Functional Linguistics, (pp. 154-165). London: Continuum.
- Martin, J. (2009). Genre and language learning: A social semiotic perspective. Linguistics and Education, 20(1), 10-21. [More Information]
2008
- Martin, J., Rose, D. (2008). Genre Relations: Mapping Culture. London: Equinox Publishing.
- Martin, J. (2008). Incongruent and proud: de-vilifying "nominalization". Discourse and Society, 19(6), 801-810. [More Information]
- Martin, J. (2008). Innocence: realisation, instantiation and individuation in a Botswanan town. In Ahmar Mahboob, Naomi Knight (Eds.), Questioning Linguistics, (pp. 32-76). Newcastle upon Tyne, UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
2007
- Martin, J., Rose, D. (2007). Conjunction: Logical Connections. In J.R. Martin & David Rose (Eds.), Working with Discourse - meaning beyond the clause, (pp. 115-154). London: Continuum.
- Martin, J. (2007). Construing knowledge: a functional linguistic perspective. In Frances Christie and J.R. Martin (Eds.), Language, Knowledge and Pedagogy: Functional Linguistic and Sociological Perspectives, (pp. 34-64). London: Continuum.
- Martin, J. (2007). Genre and field: social processes and knowledge structures in systemic functional semiotics. Conference of the 33rd International Systemic Functional Congress (2006), Sao Paolo: Pontifica Universidade Catholica Sao Paulo.
2006
- Martin, J. (2006). Genre, ideology and intertextuality: a systemic functional perspective. Linguistics and the Human Sciences, 2(2), 275-298.
- Hood, S., Martin, J. (2006). Invoking attitude: the play of graduation in appraising discourse. In Ruqaiya Hasan, Christian Matthiessen and Jonathan Webster (Eds.), Continuing Discourse on Language: A functional perspective, (pp. 737-762). London, UK: Equinox Publishing.
- Martin, J. (2006). Metadiscourse: designing interaction in genre-based literacy programs. In R. Whittaker, M. ODonnell, A. McCabe (Eds.), Language and Literacy: functional approaches, (pp. 95-122). London: Continuum.
2005
- Martin, J., Rose, D. (2005). Designing literacy pedagogy: scaffolding democracy in the classroom. In Ruqaiya Hasan; Christian Matthiessen; Jonathan Webster (Eds.), Continuing Discourse on Language - a functional perspective, (pp. 251-280). London (UK) Oakville (USA): Equinox Publishing.
- Hood, S., Martin, J. (2005). Invocacion de actitudes: El juego de la gradacion de la valoracion en el discurso [Invoking attitude: The play of graduation in appraising discourse]. Revista Signos: estudios de lengua y literatura, 38(58), 195-220.
- Martin, J. (2005). Shidoni gakuha no SFL : Haridi gengo riron no tenkai. Tokyo: RÄ«beru Shuppan.
2004
- Martin, J., Williams, G. (2004). Functional sociolinguistics. In U Ammon, N Dittmar, K Mattheier & P Trudgill (Eds.), Sociolinguistics: an international handbook of the science of language and society, (pp. 120-129). Berlin: Walter de Gruyter.
- Martin, J. (2004). Grammatical Structure: What Do We Mean? In Caroline Coffin; Ann Hewings; Kieran OHalloran (Eds.), Applying English Grammar: Functional and Corpus Approaches, (pp. 57-76). London: Hodder Arnold.
- Martin, J., Edwards, J. (2004). Interpreting Tragedy: the language of September 11th, 2001 (Special Double Issue of Discourse & Society 15.2/3). Discourse and Society, 15(2/3).
2003
- Eggins, S., Martin, J. (2003). El contexto como género: una perspectiva lingüÃstica functional (Context as genre: a functional linguistic perspective). Revista Signos: estudios de lengua y literatura, 36(54), 185-205.
- Martin, J. (2003). Introduction. Text and Talk, 23(2), 171-181. [More Information]
- Martin, J., Wodak, R. (2003). Introduction: Re/reading the past: critical and functional perspectives on time and value. In J.R. Martin, Ruth Wodak. (Eds.), Re/reading the past : critical and functional perspectives on time and value, (pp. 1-15). Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company.
2002
- Martin, J. (2002). A Universe of Meaning-How Many Practices? In Ann M Johns (Eds.), Genres in the Classroom: Multiple Perspectives, (pp. 269-278). United States: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers.
- Martin, J. (2002). Blessed are the Peacemakers: Reconciliation and Evaluation. In Christopher N Candlin (Eds.), Research and Practice in Professional Discourse, (pp. 187-227). Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong: City University of Hong Kong Press.
- Martin, J. (2002). From Little Things Big Things Grow: Ecogenesis in School Geography. In Richard Coe, Lorelei Lingard & Tatiana Teslenko (Eds.), The Rhetoric and Ideology of Genre, (pp. 243-271). United States: Hampton Press, Inc.
2001
- Martin, J. (2001). A context for genre: modelling social processes in functional linguistics. In Jessica de Villiers and Robert J Stainton (Eds.), Communication in Linguistics, (pp. 287-327). Canada: Editions du GREF.
- Martin, J. (2001). Cohesion and texture. In Deborah Schiffrin, Deborah Tannen and Heidi E Hamilton (Eds.), Handbook of Discourse Analysis, (pp. 35-53). United States: Blackwell Publishers.
- Martin, J. (2001). Fair trade: negotiating meaning in multimodal texts. In Patrick Coppock (Eds.), Semiotics of Writing, (pp. 311-338). Belgium: Brepols Publishers.
Selected Grants
2014
- Power and Accountability Network, Enfield N, Bednarek M, Dar-Nimrod I, Goggin G, High H, Hobbins P, Lambourne W, Mahboob A, Martin J, Piper N, West C, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences/Faculty Incentive Funding
2013
- Pedagogies for Knowledge-Building: Investigating subject-appropriate, cumulative teaching for twenty-first century school classrooms, Maton K, Martin J, Unsworth L, Howard S, Australian Research Council (ARC)/Discovery Projects (DP)