Friday 29 May 2015

Facts: When Qualifiers Head Nominal Groups

1. we soon discover (the fact) [[that the cash being offered to the protagonist is directly connected with murder]]

we
soon
discover
[[that the cash [[being offered to the protagonist]] is directly connected with murder]]
Senser

Process: mental
Phenomenon

[[that the cash [[being offered to the protagonist]] is directly connected with murder]]
Qualifier/Head

but:

we
soon
discover
that
the cash [[being offered to the protagonist]]
is
directly
connected [with murder]
a
‘ b
Senser

Process: mental

Carrier
Process: attributive
Manner
Attribute


2. This shows [[how he prepares himself for the day ahead]]

this
shows
[[how he prepares himself for the day ahead]]
Token
Process: identifying
Value

[[how he prepares himself for the day ahead]]
Thing/Head


3. The fact [[that his home is a beaten up rusty Cadillac, and he has a damaged leg and no money,]] means [[that life can't be that good for him.]]

The fact [[that his home is a beaten up rusty Cadillac || and he has a damaged leg and no money]]
means
[[that life can't be that good for him]]
Token
Process: identifying
Value

The
fact
[[that his home is a beaten up rusty Cadillac || and he has a damaged leg and no money]]
Deictic
Thing/Head
Qualifier

[[that life can't be that good for him]]
Qualifier/Head

Thursday 7 May 2015

Recommending Targets To Receivers


customers
would recommend 
us
to a friend
Sayer
Process: verbal
Target
Receiver


cf

doctors
recommend
(that)
we
(should) drink
more water
a
“ b
Sayer
Process: verbal

Actor
Process: material
Goal