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"Systemic Functional Grammar: A Text-Based Description of English, Spanish, and Chinese" is a book that explores the application of Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) in language description. The book aims to provide a pedagogical understanding of SFLD and foster further scholarly endeavors in this field. It consists of five chapters dedicated to exploring different aspects of grammar in English, Spanish, and Chinese, including the nominal group, verbal group, mood, transitivity, and theme. The book emphasizes the practical reasoning and methodology behind SFLD, encouraging readers to engage in their own language descriptions. It distinguishes itself by showcasing distinctive features of SFLD, such as its reliance on textual data, systemic-semantic orientation, and emphasis on the uniqueness of each language. Overall, this book serves as a valuable and practical textbook for those interested in SFLD. [Extracted from the article]

The pivotal status of the clause is expounded from three perspectives: first, the clause contains a full range of grammatical elements and is the locus of all the basic rules of Chinese grammar. Part III (Chapters 13-18) is concerned with clause conjoining, i.e. how clauses are combined to form complex sentences and sentence groups. [Extracted from the article]