C. M. I. M. Matthiessen

<p>Christian Matthias Ingemar Martin Matthiessen (born 1956) is a Swedish-born <a href="/facts/Linguist/oQuamvf2">linguist</a> and a leading figure in the <a href="/facts/Systemic_functional_linguistics/UD1kpPRv">systemic functional linguistics</a> (SFL) school, having authored or co-authored more than 100 books, refereed journal articles, and papers in refereed conference proceedings, with contributions to three television programs. One of his major works is <i>Lexicogrammatical cartography</i> (1995), a 700-page study of the <a href="/facts/Grammatical/MJ1to9uY">grammatical</a> systems of English from the perspective of SFL. He has co-authored a number of books with <a href="/facts/Michael_Halliday/d9unCNtq">Michael Halliday</a>. Since 2008 he has been a professor in the Department of English at the <a href="/facts/Hong_Kong_Polytechnic_University/CHjvYpPE">Hong Kong Polytechnic University</a>. Before this, he was Chair of the Department of Linguistics at <a href="/facts/Macquarie_University/XHYaUDow">Macquarie University</a> in Sydney.
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C. M. I. M. Matthiessen