Inspired by Jan Firbas' Theory of Functional Sentence Perspective

Abstract

The conference paper represents a tribute to Professor Jan Firbas and his distinguished scholarly achievements. It also highlights the particular aspects of his work which were prominent sources of inspiration for the speaker's own academic career and linguistic research.

Keywords

• Jan Firbas
• Functional Sentence Perspective
• Com municative Dynamism
• Presentation and Quality Scales
• Thematic Layer
• Keywords