Possession As Identifying Process: Decoding & Encoding

(1) decoding possession (‘Which do you own?’)

I	own	this DVD
Identified	Process: possession	Identifier
Token		Value

the identity decodes the Token by reference to the Value

(2) encoding possession (‘Who owns this DVD?)

this DVD	is owned by	me
Identified	Process: possession	Identifier
Value		Token

the identity encodes the Value by reference to the Token

See Halliday & Matthiessen (2004: 247).