Monday, 19 December 2016

A Receptive Mentally Assigned Attribution


she
 is thought to be
rich
Carrier
Process: relational
Attribute


cf the operative agnate: they think her rich.


cf the 'Cardiff Grammar' analysis:

Fawcett (2007: 922) treats this instance as involving a 'phrasal modal'.

Sunday, 18 December 2016

A Receptive Verbal Projection Of A Command


a
“ b
she
 was told
to be
there
Receiver
Process: verbal
Process: relational
Attribute: circumstantial

cf someone commanded her "Be there!"


cf the 'Cardiff Grammar' analysis:

Fawcett (2007: 922) treats this projecting clause nexus as a single clause involving a 'phrasal modal'.

Saturday, 17 December 2016

Nexus Interruptus or Premature Thematisation?

a
<< x b >>

Theme

Rheme
Contemporary empiricists
<< had they lived in the sixteenth century >>
would have been
the first [[ to scoff out of court the new philosophy of the universe ]]
Token

Process: relational
Value


had
 they
lived
in the sixteenth century
Finite
Subject
Predicator
Adjunct
Mood
Residue

Process:
Existent
existential
Location
had
 they
lived
in the sixteenth century
Process:
Carrier
relational
Attribute: circumstantial

Friday, 2 December 2016

Materialised Mental Behaviour


Behaver
Process: behavioural
Matter
congruent
he
is thinking
about it
he
is giving
some thought
to it
metaphorical
Actor
Process: material
Goal
Recipient