Saturday 23 December 2017

Process vs Predicator vs Event


The game
has
been
put
off
until Sunday
Goal
Process: material
Location: motion: towards
Subject
Finite
Predicator
Adjunct
Adjunct

Finite
Auxiliary
Event

Friday 22 December 2017

'Strike' Serving As Relational Process


On the fourth night
he
struck
lucky
Location
Carrier
Process: relational
Attribute

From above: 'he got lucky'
From roundabout: the simple present tense is unmarked, so the Process is not material.

The lexical choice adds a material dimension to the attributive relation.

Friday 15 December 2017

'Observe' Serving As Material Process


he
observes
the rules
Actor
Process: material
Scope

From above: 'he acts according to the rules'
From roundabout: the simple present tense is marked, carrying the added feature 'habitual'.

The lexical choice adds a mental dimension to the material act.