Showing posts with label Monty Python. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Monty Python. Show all posts

Sunday, 16 January 2022

'Together' As Circumstance


Halliday & Matthiessen (2014: 324):
Accompaniment is a form of joint participation in the process and represents the meanings ‘and’, ‘or’, ‘not’ as circumstantials;

Wednesday, 19 October 2016

Imperative Mood


never
give
a sucker
an even break
Theme
Rheme

Process: material
Recipient
Goal
Mood Adjunct
Predicator
Complement
Complement
Mood
Residue

always
look
on the bright side of life
Theme
Rheme

Process: behavioural
Location: orientation
Mood Adjunct
Predicator
Adjunct
Mood
Residue

Friday, 15 January 2016

Declarative Clause With Finite Before Subject


blessed
are
the big noses
Complement
Finite
Subject
Attribute
Process
Carrier
Theme: marked
Rheme