[Xmca-l] Re: Fw: Michael Halliday, RIP

[James Ma]

Sad news indeed, but his work lives on.
James

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On 16 April 2018 at 11:22, Alfredo Jornet Gil <a.j.gil@iped.uio.no> wrote:

> Thanks for sharing these sad news, Peter. Michael Halliday has been and
> continues to be a great influence in this forum—one of the most often
> referred figures along with Ruqaiya Hasan—as well as in any other fora
> interested in the intimate connection between language, mind, and culture.
> His systemic functional linguistics and the multiple links with Vygotsky's
> theory have been a source of creative production in Mind Culture and
> Activity since the journal's inception, influencing the works of such
> important authors as Gordon Wells, Jay Lemke or Anna Sfard, as well as that
> of more recent contributions by frequent members of this forum such as
> David Kellogg or James Ma. Given such a legacy, I take it that this is as
> good an occasion to regret a great loss as it is to celebrate a legacy that
> shows no signs of fading away and which surely will survive and continue
> growing for long time.
>
> Alfredo Jornet
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> on behalf of Peter Smagorinsky <smago@uga.edu>
> Sent: 16 April 2018 11:42
> To: eXtended Mind, Culture, Activity
> Subject: [Xmca-l]  FW: Fw: Michael Halliday, RIP
>
> Dear colleagues,
>
>
>
> Michael Halliday, who founded the Department of Linguistics at the
> University of Sydney in 1976, has passed away at Uniting Wesley Heights
> Nursing Home in Manly – aged 93. While Professor of Linguistics at Sydney,
> Michael built up the Department, developing an undergraduate pass and
> honours program and the first Master of Applied Linguistics program in the
> Southern Hemisphere; and he played a key role in attracting an energetic
> cohort of PhD students. He retired in 1987, becoming Emeritus Professor of
> the University of Sydney. He had previously held chairs at the University
> of London, the University of Illinois at Chicago Circle, and the University
> of Essex.
>
>
>
> Born in Yorkshire in 1925, Michael's undergraduate and postgraduate
> studies, which he pursued in Beijing, Guangzhou, Cambridge and London,
> focused on Chinese. He later concentrated on English (cohesion,
> lexicogrammar and prosodic phonology in particular), and is internationally
> acclaimed as the founder of the theory of language known as Systemic
> Functional Linguistics (SFL). The fourth edition of his most cited
> publication, An Introduction to Functional Grammar (first published in
> 1985) was published in 2014. Unlike many of his peers he conceived of
> linguistics as an ideologically committed form of social action, and
> devoted his career to the development of an appliable linguistics that
> could be used to productively address secular concerns; his interest in
> education and the critical role played by language in teaching and learning
> is well-known. As Ron Carter comments on the collection of interviews with
> Halliday edited by J.R. Martin (Bloomsbury 2013):
>
>
>
> “The phrases “major figure”, “significance” and “international influence”
> are commonly overblown in the contemporary academic world; but these
> interviews with Michael Halliday require no exaggeration. They represent
> the richest of testimonies to his centrality, significance, impact and
> enduring influence as a linguist.”
>
>
>
> Those who had the good fortune to know Michael as a teacher, mentor,
> colleague, comrade and/or friend will remember him as a warm and humble yet
> inspirational figure who made time for those around him, regardless of
> their status. He suffered terribly from the loss of his beloved wife,
> colleague and companion Ruqaiya Hasan in 2015, but was comforted in his
> final years by frequent visits from family and colleagues from around the
> globe, and the loving care of his son Neil and his partner Shaye.
>
>
>
> The Department honoured Michael with the founding of the Halliday Medal
> upon his retirement, awarded annually to the leading students in its
> applied linguistics program. As recently as 2014, Halliday presented the
> award personally at the School of Literature, Art and Media’s prize-giving
> ceremony. His work continues to influence teaching and research in the
> Department and around the world – an enduring touchstone for everyone
> interested in language and the ways in which people make meaning to live.
>
>
>
> The Department extends it sympathy to Michael's surviving family. His life
> has passed but the amazing treasure of his intellect will thrive in all
> those touched by his work for generations to come.
>
>
>
>
>
> A/Prof Monika Bednarek
>
> Chair of Linguistics
>
> John Woolley Building A20
>
> The University of Sydney
>
> NSW 2006
>
> Australia
>
>
>

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