Tuesday 27 November 2012

Angle Vs Matter




this family
had
a particular fascination
for Charles Darwin
Carrier
Process
Attribute
Angle: viewpoint

this family
particularly
fascinated
Charles Darwin
Phenomenon
Manner: degree
Process
Senser

Vs

this family
had
a particular fascination
for Charles Darwin
Carrier
Process
Attribute
Matter

Charles Darwin
particularly
fascinated
this family
Phenomenon
Manner: degree
Process
Senser

Wednesday 21 November 2012

Attributor Realised As Angle: viewpoint




Canterbury
has been
a key location
for the Church of England
for nearly five centuries
Carrier
Process
Attribute
Angle: viewpoint
Extent

Angle: viewpoint is related to the Senser of a mental clause, with the sense of ‘as … thinks’ (Halliday & Matthiessen 2004: 276), but also occurs in relational clauses that are agnate with mental ones (Halliday & Matthiessen 2004: 277).  In the sample clause above, the Angle: viewpoint is related to the Attributor of a relational clause, as the agnate clause below makes explicit:

the Church of England
has viewed
Canterbury
as a key location
for nearly five centuries
Attributor
Process
Carrier
Attribute
Extent

Thursday 8 November 2012

Marked Theme Fronted Beyond Dependent Clause





Facing you
<<as you leave 10 and 11>>
are
the figures of giant man-headed bulls, 6, from an 8th-century BC Assyrian palace
Theme
Rheme
Location
Process
Existent

Wednesday 7 November 2012

Transitive Clause Vs Intransitive Clause With The Feature 'Cause' Added


(a) Sample transitive clause (effective):

the police
hit
the detainee
Actor
Process
Goal
Agent
Medium

the bomb
destroyed
the police station
Actor
Process
Goal
Agent
Medium


(b) Sample intransitive clause (middle):

the bomb
exploded
Actor
Process
Medium


… with the feature ‘cause’ added (effective):

the police
exploded
the bomb
Initiator
Process
Actor
Agent
Medium 

cf

the police
made
the bomb
explode
Initiator
Pro-
Actor
-cess
Agent
Medium


See Halliday & Matthiessen (2004: 287, 299-300, 509-10).  Initiated material clauses are effective + intransitive (op cit: 302) — though analytic causatives can also be effective + transitive.