Sunday, 17 July 2016

Analysing A Clause Complex Not Meant To Be Understood


Martin (1992: 521):

Generalising texts
neutralise  (‘make neutral’)
tensedeixis and person
in order to
construct
social processes
as
potentials [[[underlying || and cutting across particular manifestations]]
a
x b: purpose
Attributor
Process: relational
Attribute
Carrier

Process: relational
Identified/Token

Identifier/Value

Thursday, 14 July 2016

Bertrand Russell Encoding The Mind

the mind [[to which a given mental event belongs]]
is
the group [of events [[connected with the given event by memory–chains, backwards or forwards]] ]
Identified/Value
Process: relational
Identifier/Token

The identity encodes the mind to which a given mental event belongs by reference to the group of events connected with the given event by memory–chains, backwards or forwards


to
which
a given mental event
belongs

Attribute: possessor
Carrier: possessed
Process: relational: possession

i.e. the mind possesses mental events

Wednesday, 13 July 2016

George Berkeley Decoding Reality

(a) George Berkeley's statement:

reality
consists in
[[being perceived]]
Identified/Token
Process: relational
Identifier/Value

Here the identity decodes reality by reference to being perceived.


(b) Bertrand Russell's querying reply:

[[being perceived]]
consists in
[[being real]]
Identified/Token
Process: relational
Identifier/Value

Here the identity decodes being perceived by reference to being real.

Friday, 8 July 2016

Mentally Assigned Relational Process Or Mental Process?



Attributor
Process: relational
Carrier

Attribute
they
see
her
as
a rĂ´le model
Senser
Process: mental
Phenomenon
RĂ´le: guise

cf

they
mistake
her
for
a rĂ´le model
Attributor
Process: relational
Carrier

Attribute