(born 1925), English linguist; full name Michael Alexander Kirkwood Halliday. He built on the work of J. R. Firth in pursuit of a psychologically and sociologically realistic overall theory of language and its functions.
Definition of Halliday, Michael A. K. in US English:
Halliday, Michael A. K.
proper nounˈhaləˌdā
(born 1925), English linguist; full name Michael Alexander Kirkwood Halliday. He built on the work of J. R. Firth in pursuit of a psychologically and sociologically realistic overall theory of language and its functions.