The article reveals the features of discourse analysis based on M.Holliday’s system-functional theory. Also brief information about the development of systemic functional linguistics, its representatives and the importance of this branch of linguistics is given. The importance of the theory of systemic functional linguistics in the discourse analysis of artistic work is discussed. Founder of the theory of systemic functional linguistics is Michael Holliday. In English-language scientific literatures, one can find terms that refer to the concept: “systemic grammar”, “system functional linguistics”, “systemic functional grammar”, “systemic linguistics”.

discourse, function, system-functional linguistics, metafunction, verb, types of process.

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