Hallidayan linguistics

Hallidayan linguistics, developed by Michael Halliday, views language as a tool for social functioning. It emphasizes how people use language to build relationships, communicate needs, and influence others. Halliday identified three core functions: the ideational (sharing ideas and information), the interpersonal (building social connections), and the textual (organizing language for clarity). This approach analyzes language structures based on their role in meaning-making within social contexts, highlighting how language shapes and reflects our relationships and society. It’s a way of understanding language not just as words, but as purposeful behaviors rooted in social interaction.