Analysis of Children’s Picture Book from the Perspective of Systemic Functional Grammar—A Case Study of The Coronavirus Fight
Abstract
The Coronavirus Fight is a well-made children’s picture book about epidemic publicity. This article attempts to analyze the text message from the perspective of Systemic Functional Grammar (SFG). For ideational function, this book uses the material, relational and behavior process the most. The heavy use of the transitivity process vividly depicts the epidemic situation. For interpersonal function, most sentences use declarative mood, which indicates that this book aims to express much more information to the readers. Furthermore, a large amount of the first person also bridges the void between the writer and reader. The analysis of the text reveals well the meaning which the story conveys: although the coronavirus does harm to human health, our country is taking effective measures to prevent it, and we should believe we will fight against it one day.
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18686/ahe.v6i10.5602
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