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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. For the student of language at all levels this is learning by dialogue at its very best. The range, depth, generosity of spirit and creativity dedicated in these interviews to ideas about the theory and practice of language and their application to the real world are simply immense and inspiring. -- Professor Ronald Carter, School Of English, University Of Nottingham, UK 20121221 Spanning four decades, these interviews with Michael Halliday provide a delightfully readable yet deeply thought-provoking exploration of the fundamental insights and continuity of stance toward the investigation of language as well as of the remarkable openness and adaptability that characterize Halliday the researcher and his work in systemic functional linguistic theory. Established researchers and those familiar with SFL as well as those who are just beginning to encounter this meaning-oriented theory of language - as was the case for my graduate students - can expect to experience wonderful aha moments that will help them understand more deeply the contexts and commitments that have long guided Halliday's appliable linguistics and the humane qualities and generosity of spirit that make it so enormously appealing as a theory of language for our times. -- Heidi S. Brynes, George M Roth Distinguished Professor, Department Of German, Georgetown University, USA 20121221

Well-written and easy to read ... The author merits praise for her up-to-date, highly practical and wide-ranging study on [this] so far little researched subject ... I wholeheartedly recommend the book to anyone interested in professional translation quality. Journal of Specialised Translation Reflections on the concept of quality are a classic in Translation Studies. Less common is the existence of work on the topic as ambitious and as true to reality as Joanna Drugan's book. Ambitious, because it examines a plethora of settings ... [a]nd realistic because the work is based on direct observation of what goes on in those settings ... [This book] is essential reading. Paralleles

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Joanna Drugan is Senior Lecturer in Applied Translation Studies, University of East Anglia, UK

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