Michael Halliday (1925–2018) Australian linguist
Source: 1970s and later, Explorations in the functions of language, 1973, p. 41 cited in: Sin-wai Chan (2004) A dictionary of translation technology. p. 113.
“All words at every level of prose and poetry and all devices of language and speech derive their meaning from figure / ground relation.”
quoted in McLuhan: A Guide for the Perplexed by W. Terrence Gordon, 2010, p. 167
1980s
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