David Rose
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thus
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clearly
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belongs to
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the class of once-in-a-blue moon scholars [[that Whorf belonged to]]
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Carrier: possessed
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|
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Process: possession
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Attribute: possessor
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Friday, 27 March 2015
David Rose As Possessed Carrier
Thursday, 26 March 2015
Decoding David Rose By Reference To Reincarnation
David Rose
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is
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a semiotic reincarnation [of B.L. Whorf]
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Token/Identified
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Process: identifying
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Value/Identifier
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But, for an examination of Rose's actual ability, see here.
Wednesday, 25 March 2015
Encoding All He Wants
1. All he wants in
life is an enjoyable job and to earn a good wage.
All [[he wants in life]]
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is (represented by)
|
an enjoyable job and [[to earn a good wage]]
|
Value/Identified
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Process: identifying: intensive
|
Token /Identifier
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Token realised by an
extending paratactic nominal group complex with an embedded non-finite clause:
an enjoyable job
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and [[to earn a good wage]]
|
1
|
+ 2
|
2. All he wants
is a bit of cover and to attack late.
All [[he wants]]
|
is (represented by)
|
a bit of cover and [[to attack late]]
|
Value/Identified
|
Process: identifying: intensive
|
Token /Identifier
|
Token realised by an
extending paratactic nominal group complex with an embedded non-finite clause:
a bit of cover
|
and [[to attack late]]
|
1
|
+ 2
|
Labels:
Logico-Semantic Relations,
Nominal Group,
Taxis,
Transitivity
Monday, 23 March 2015
Wanting Jackets
Do you want
this jacket or to try another?
Do
|
you
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want (to take)
|
this jacket
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or
|
(do)
|
(you)
|
(want) to try
|
another
|
1
|
+ 2
|
|||||||
Process:
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Actor
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material
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Goal
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Process:
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Actor
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material
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Goal
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This analysis recovers the information that is understood by both speaker and addressee,
but which is so Given in such discourse, it can be left unsaid.
Cf.
Cf.
Do
|
you
|
want
|
this jacket
|
or
|
(do)
|
(you)
|
(want) to try
|
another
|
1
|
+ 2
|
|||||||
Process:
|
Senser
|
mental
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Phenomenon
|
Process:
|
Actor
|
material
|
Goal
|
Labels:
Logico-Semantic Relations,
Taxis,
Transitivity
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