Qualitative Process Clause With Assignment

It	saves	you	from infections
Attributor	Process/Attribute	Carrier	Contingency

Reasoning:

This clause construes a caused relation: 'x being safe' — not a material act of rescue.

Operative Vs Receptive Voice

Peter Scott	founded	the Slimbridge Wetland Trust	in 1946
Actor	Process: material	Goal	Location
Subject	Finite/Predicator	Complement	Adjunct
Theme	Rheme

the Slimbridge Wetland Trust	was founded	in 1946	by Peter Scott
Goal	Process: material	Location	Actor
Subject	Finite/Predicator	Adjunct	Adjunct
Theme	Rheme

Impinging On Myself

I	made	myself	think	of something else
Phenomenon	Process:	Senser	mental	Matter

Attributive Clauses With Verbal Assignment

It	was designated	an Historic-Artistic site	in 1971
Carrier	Process: attributive	Attribute	Location

Its historic centre	has been designated	a World Heritage Site	by UNESCO
Carrier	Process: attributive	Attribute	Attributor

Material Not Behavioural, Extent Not Scope

he	ran	three miles
Actor	Process: material	Extent

Fact In (Targeted) Verbal And Mental Clauses

They	criticised	(the fact) that she had come
Sayer	Process: verbal	Target

I	regretted	(the fact) that she had come
Senser	Process: mental	Phenomenon

Verbal Projection

The blood on the carpet	tells	us	that	there	has been	an accident
α			“ β
Sayer	Process: verbal	Receiver			Process: existential	Existent

Angle Vs Matter

this family	had	a particular fascination	for Charles Darwin
Carrier	Process	Attribute	Angle: viewpoint

this family	particularly	fascinated	Charles Darwin
Phenomenon	Manner: degree	Process	Senser

Vs

this family	had	a particular fascination	for Charles Darwin
Carrier	Process	Attribute	Matter

Charles Darwin	particularly	fascinated	this family
Phenomenon	Manner: degree	Process	Senser

Attributor Realised As Angle: viewpoint

Canterbury	has been	a key location	for the Church of England	for nearly five centuries
Carrier	Process	Attribute	Angle: viewpoint	Extent

Angle: viewpoint is related to the Senser of a mental clause, with the sense of ‘as … thinks’ (Halliday & Matthiessen 2004: 276), but also occurs in relational clauses that are agnate with mental ones (Halliday & Matthiessen 2004: 277).  In the sample clause above, the Angle: viewpoint is related to the Attributor of a relational clause, as the agnate clause below makes explicit:

the Church of England	has viewed	Canterbury	as a key location	for nearly five centuries
Attributor	Process	Carrier	Attribute	Extent