Showing posts with label Fact. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fact. Show all posts

Tuesday, 24 February 2015

Predicated Theme Vs Postposed Subject


it
‘s
your good luck
that
nobody
noticed
Sub-
Finite
Complement
-ject
Identi…
Process
Identifier
…fied


Ambiguously:


(a) Predicated Theme (agnate to nobody noticed your good luck)


it
‘s
your good luck
that
nobody
noticed
Theme: predicated
Rheme




(b) Postposed Subject (agnate to the fact that nobody noticed is your good luck)

it
‘s
your good luck
that
nobody
noticed
Theme
Rheme
Afterthought


See Halliday & Matthiessen (2004: 97-8).

Tuesday, 3 February 2015

A Politician Refusing To Deny A Fact


Tony Abbott won't deny (the fact) that Julie Bishop declined his request for a commitment not to challenge

Tony Abbott
won't deny
[[that Julie Bishop declined his request [for a commitment [[not to challenge]] ] ]]
Sayer
Process: verbal
Verbiage: (pre-projected) fact


Unpacking the metaphorically construed projection:

Tony Abbott
requested
to Julie Bishop
that
she
promise
that
she
will not challenge
him
a
“ b
a
“ b
Sayer
Process: verbal
Receiver

Sayer
Process: verbal

Sayer
Process: verbal
Target