Monday 30 May 2016

The Verb 'Read' Serving As Material Process

unmarked present tense: present in present

the queen
is reading
her new book
Actor
Process: material
Scope


simple present: ‘habitual’

the queen
reads
novels
Actor
Process: material
Scope


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Tuesday 17 May 2016

Agent Of A Behavioural Process


beans
make
horses
fart
Stimulus ?
Process:
Behaver
behavioural

nurses
make
babies
burp
Stimulus ?
Process:
Behaver
behavioural


nurses
burp
babies
Stimulus ?
Process: behavioural
Behaver


beans
fart
horses
Stimulus ?
Process: behavioural
Behaver

Wednesday 11 May 2016

Beneficiaries In Mental Clauses

Halliday and Matthiessen (2014: 345):
The Beneficiary is the one to whom or for whom the process is said to take place. It appears in ‘material’ and ‘verbal’ clauses, and occasionally in ‘relational’ ones. (In other words, there are no Beneficiaries in ‘mental’, ‘behavioural’ or ‘existential’ clauses.)

I
want
one of those
for my kids
Senser
Process: mental
Phenomenon
Beneficiary 


Monday 9 May 2016

Beneficiaries In Behavioural Clauses


Halliday and Matthiessen (2014: 345):
The Beneficiary is the one to whom or for whom the process is said to take place. It appears in ‘material’ and ‘verbal’ clauses, and occasionally in ‘relational’ ones. (In other words, there are no Beneficiaries in ‘mental’, ‘behavioural’ or ‘existential’ clauses.)

I
will sing
a song
for you
Behaver
Process: behavioural
Behaviour
Beneficiary