Author(s)

Jiangping Zhou^1,2

¹China West Normal University, Nanchong, China.
²Peking University, Beijing, China.

This paper profiles the pathway from Bernstein’s code theory and knowledge structure to Halliday’s grammatical metaphor. It firstly delineates the theorizing of code theory and knowledge structure, and subsequently describes the process of associating itself with Karl Maton’s legitimate code theory. Finally, drawing upon the semantic dimension of legitimate code theory, that is, semantic density and semantic gravity, Halliday’s grammatical metaphor is expounded sociologically.

Code Theory, Legitimate Code Theory, Semantic Density, Semantic Gravity, Grammatical Metaphor

Zhou, J. (2020) Theories of Pedagogic Codes and Knowledge Structures and Their Development. Open Journal of Social Sciences, 8, 105-110. doi: 10.4236/jss.2020.88008.