Hot Lover Boy

Did he tell you his real name or that he was called Hot Lover Boy?

Did

he

tell

you

his real name

or

(did)

(he)

(tell)

(you)

that

he

was called

Hot Lover Boy

1

+ 2

a

“ b

Process:

Sayer

verbal

Receiver

Verbiage

Process:

Sayer

verbal

Receiver

Value/ Identified

Process: relational

Token/ Identifier

This analysis recovers the information that is understood by both speaker and addressee, 

but which is so Given in such discourse, it can be left unsaid.