Thursday 5 December 2013

Hypotactic Elaborating Clause Nexus With 'As'

It is a large construction
as can be seen from its 15 cloisters, 13 oratories, 86 staircases, 88 fountains, more than 1,600 paintings, 9 towers and 73 sculptures
a
= b

Cf

It is a large construction, which can be seen from its 15 cloisters, 13 oratories, 86 staircases, 88 fountains, more than 1,600 paintings, 9 towers and 73 sculptures

Tuesday 3 December 2013

Identifying Clause Of Possession: Benefaction


The hop-on hop-off ticket 
allows 
you
the freedom to leave and re-join the bus as often as you like
Token
Process: possession
Beneficiary
Value

See Halliday & Matthiessen (2004: 246).

Monday 2 December 2013

Assigner Realised As Angle: viewpoint


This magical city
is
a must see
for many tourists [[visiting Galicia]]
and
a welcome site
for the many pilgrims [[ending their Camino de Santiago]]
Token
Process
Value
Angle: viewpoint

Value
Angle: viewpoint


cf

Many tourists [[visiting Galicia]]
think
this magical city
a must see
and
the many pilgrims [[ending their Camino de Santiago]]
think
it
a welcome site
Assigner
Process
Token
Value

Assigner
Process
Token
Value



The clauses are identifying rather than attributive because, inter alia, they are reversible:

for many tourists [[visiting Galicia]] a must see is this magical city
for the many pilgrims [[ending their Camino de Santiago]] a welcome site is this magical city

(Note that here each Token attracts the tonic, which means it also functions as Identifier, which means the clauses are encoding not decoding.)