About M. A. K. H.
M. A. K. Halliday, also known as Michael Alexander Kirkwood Halliday, was a prominent linguist born on April 13, 1925, in Leeds, England. He is best known for developing systemic functional linguistics, a theory that views language as a social semiotic system, emphasizing the relationship between language and its functions in communication. Halliday's innovative ideas have significantly influenced the fields of linguistics, education, and applied linguistics, contributing to our understanding of how language operates in social contexts.
