Friday, 2 September 2016

Encoding A Reason


Why I would like to travel to Korea
is
because I want to meet my favourite singer
Theme
Rheme
Subject
Finite
Complement
Identified / Value
Process: relational
Identifier / Token

Circumstantial Theme In Mentally Projected Question


I
don't know
why
this
is
my dream
a
‘ b
Theme
Rheme
Theme
Rheme
Subject
Finite
Predicator
Adjunct
Subject
Finite
Complement
Senser
Process: mental
Cause
Token
Process: relational
Value

Projecting Verbal Group Complex Serving As Material Process


I
would like to travel
to Australia
Theme
Rheme
Actor
Process: material
Location

cf

I
would like
to travel
to Australia
a
‘ b
Theme
Rheme
Rheme
Senser
Process: mental
Process: material
Location

Saturday, 16 July 2016

Ranged Clauses: Behavioural vs Material

he
gave
a laugh/grin/shrug/sneeze
Behaver
Process: behavioural
Behaviour


he
gave
it
a squeeze/wash
Actor
Process: material
Goal*
Scope: process

* not Recipient — not 'he gave a wash to it'