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

Tuesday, 29 November 2016

From Memory To Contingent Creativity

Edelman
defined
memory
as
the ability to repeat a past performance
Assigner
Process: identifying
Token

Value


the language system
is
the ability to vary a past linguistic performance
Token
Process: identifying
Value

Monday, 28 November 2016

Behavioural Reflex


she
behaved
herself
(Agent)
Process: behavioural
Behaver

cf
she
made
herself
behave
(Agent)
Process:
Behaver
behavioural

Sunday, 27 November 2016

A Cognitively Projected Modulated Question



a
‘ b
Senser
Process: mental: cognitive

Senser
Process: material
she
doubts
if
he
will
have to work
Subject
Finite
Predicator

Subject
Finite
Predicator
Mood
Residue

Mood
Residue