alleryHalliday's systemic functional linguistics treats language chiefly as what kind of system?
AA word list system
BA purely mental organ
CA set of habits only
DA social semiotic system
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. A social semiotic system
1. SFL asks how language works in human interaction.
2. It considers language a social semiotic system, a resource for meaning.
3. Views of language as an innate organ or as habits belong to other schools.
_Source: Wikipedia, Systemic functional linguistics, Lead section_
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