Tuesday 20 December 2016

Interpersonal Metaphor And Discontinuous Subject

he
 is
less likely [ than Ivy ]
[[ to have spoken ]]
Sub-
Finite
Complement
-ject
Mo-
Residue
-od

cf he having spoken is less likely than Ivy (having done so).


Cf the Cardiff Grammar analysis (Fawcett 2007: 934):

he
 is
less likely than Ivy
to
have
spoken
Subject
Operator/Auxiliary
Auxiliary Extension
Infinitive
Auxiliary
Main Verb

That is, Fawcett analyses 'spoken' as the Main Verb of this attributive clause, and 'is' and 'have' as two of its Auxiliaries.

Monday 19 December 2016

A Receptive Mentally Assigned Attribution


she
 is thought to be
rich
Carrier
Process: relational
Attribute


cf the operative agnate: they think her rich.


cf the 'Cardiff Grammar' analysis:

Fawcett (2007: 922) treats this instance as involving a 'phrasal modal'.

Sunday 18 December 2016

A Receptive Verbal Projection Of A Command


a
“ b
she
 was told
to be
there
Receiver
Process: verbal
Process: relational
Attribute: circumstantial

cf someone commanded her "Be there!"


cf the 'Cardiff Grammar' analysis:

Fawcett (2007: 922) treats this projecting clause nexus as a single clause involving a 'phrasal modal'.