Friday 27 March 2015

David Rose As Possessed Carrier


David Rose
thus
clearly
belongs to
the class of once-in-a-blue moon scholars [[that Whorf belonged to]]
Carrier: possessed


Process: possession
Attribute: possessor

Thursday 26 March 2015

Decoding David Rose By Reference To Reincarnation


David Rose
is
a semiotic reincarnation [of B.L. Whorf]
Token/Identified
Process: identifying
Value/Identifier


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]]
is (represented by)
an enjoyable job and [[to earn a good wage]]
Value/Identified
Process: identifying: intensive
Token /Identifier


Token realised by an extending paratactic nominal group complex with an embedded non-finite clause:

an enjoyable job
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

Monday 23 March 2015

Wanting Jackets

Do you want this jacket or to try another? 


Do
you
want (to take)
this jacket
or
(do)
(you)
(want) to try
another
1
+ 2
Process:
Actor
material
Goal

Process:
Actor
material
Goal


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.


Do
you
want
this jacket
or
(do)
(you)
(want) to try
another
1
+ 2
Process:
Senser
mental
Phenomenon

Process:
Actor
material
Goal