TRANSITIVITYTRANSITIVITY ANALYSISANALYSIS

PRACTICEPRACTICE

2° PART2° PART

Identify processes, participants Identify processes, participants

and circumstances in the and circumstances in the

following clauses and label the following clauses and label the

processes as material, mental, processes as material, mental,

relational, verbal, behavioural relational, verbal, behavioural

or existential.or existential.

In a first level of analysis, we have In a first level of analysis, we have identified verbal and mental processes, identified verbal and mental processes, their participants and circumstances.their participants and circumstances.

Now, in a second level of analysis, we are Now, in a second level of analysis, we are going to analyse the clauses in the going to analyse the clauses in the locutions, in the case of verbal processes, locutions, in the case of verbal processes, or in the Metaphenomenon/idea, in the or in the Metaphenomenon/idea, in the case of mental processes.case of mental processes.

They said They said they could make him the they could make him the most beautiful suit, with magic cloth most beautiful suit, with magic cloth that only clever people could seethat only clever people could see..

““What a wonderful suit to have!”What a wonderful suit to have!”

Partici-Partici-

pant/spant/sProcessProcess ProcessProcess

Type/Type/

SubtypeSubtype

Circum-Circum-

stancestanceCategory Category

SubcategSubcateg

Actor: theytheyGoal:: the the most most beautiful beautiful suit...suit...

could see.could see.Beneficiary/ client: : himhim

makemake

MaterialEffectivecreative

with with magic magic cloth cloth [[that [[that only… only… could could see]].see]].

Manner:means

Senser:

The The EmperorEmperorAttribute:

““What a What a wonderfulwonderful

suit”suit”

to haveto have

Relational

Attributive

Possessive

Comment:

The corres-

ponding statement could be:

““I may I may have a have a most most wonderfuwonderful suit”l suit”

“ “I’ll know immediately I’ll know immediately who is clever who is clever

and who is stupid in my palaceand who is stupid in my palace.”.”

Partici-Partici-

pant/spant/sProcessProcess ProcessProcess

Type/Type/

SubtypeSubtype

Circum-Circum-

stancestanceCategory Category

SubcategSubcateg

Carrier:

whowhoAttribute:

cleverclever

isisRelation

al

Attributive

Intensive

in my in my palacepalace

Location:

spatial

Carrier:

whowhoAttribute:

stupidstupid

isisRelation

al

Attributive

Intensive

in my in my palacepalace

Location:

spatial

“ “Oh dear”, he thought, Oh dear”, he thought, “I hope I can“I hope I can see the magic cloth.” see the magic cloth.”

“ “I hope I hope I can see the magic cloth.” I can see the magic cloth.”

Partici-Partici-

pant/spant/sProcessProcess ProcessProcess

Type/Type/

SubtypeSubtype

Circum-Circum-

stancestanceCategory Category

SubcategSubcateg

Senser: IIMetaphenomenon/idea:

““I can see I can see the magic the magic cloth”.cloth”.

hopehope Mental(affection

)------------------------ ----------------------

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Senser: II

Phenomenon:

the magic the magic cloth.cloth.

seeseeMental

(perception)

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““Oh, no! Oh, no! I can’t see anything”I can’t see anything”

““What can I say to the Emperor?”What can I say to the Emperor?”

Partici-Partici-

pant/spant/sProcessProcess ProcessProcess

Type/Type/

SubtypeSubtype

Circum-Circum-

stancestanceCategory Category

SubcategSubcateg

Senser: II

Phenomenon:

anythinganything

seesee Mental(percepti

on)

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Sayer: IIVerbiage:

WhatWhatReceiver:

to the to the Emperor?Emperor?

saysay VerbalVerbal

Comment:

““What”What” stands for:

which which

words orwords or

which which

storystory

“ “Well?”, said one tailor, Well?”, said one tailor, “Do you like “Do you like

the suit?”the suit?”

““Oh, it is excellent!”Oh, it is excellent!”, he said., he said.

Partici-Partici-

pant/spant/sProcessProcess ProcessProcess

Type/Type/

SubtypeSubtype

Circum-Circum-

stancestanceCategory Category

SubcategSubcateg

Senser: you

Phenomenon: the suitthe suit

likelikeMental

(affection)

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Carrier: it it

Attribute:

excellentexcellent

isis RelationalAttributiv

eintensive

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““We are very pleased to hear that”We are very pleased to hear that”, ,

said the tailors.said the tailors.

““Look”Look”, said the minister., said the minister.

Partici-Partici-

pant/spant/sProcessProcess ProcessProcess

Type/Type/

SubtypeSubtype

Circum-Circum-

stancestanceCategory Category

SubcategSubcateg

Carrier: weweAttribute:

very very pleased [[to pleased [[to hear that]].hear that]].

areareRelationalAttributiv

eintensive

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Behaver: YouYou(not explicitly stated)

LookLook Behavioral

mental

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““Aren’t the colours lovely?” Aren’t the colours lovely?”

“ “Oh yes,Oh yes, the suit is wonderful the suit is wonderful, , thank you”.thank you”.

Partici-Partici-

pant/spant/sProcessProcess ProcessProcess

Type/Type/

SubtypeSubtype

Circum-Circum-

stancestanceCategory Category

SubcategSubcateg

Carrier: thethe

colourscoloursAttribute:

lovelylovely

Aren’tAren’t

RelationalAttributiv

eintensive

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Carrier: thethe

suitsuitAttribute:

wonderfulwonderful

isis

RelationalAttributiv

eintensive

---------------------- ----------------------------

““The Emperor isn’t wearing anyThe Emperor isn’t wearing any clothes!”clothes!”, he shouted. , he shouted.

““Oh, it’s true”Oh, it’s true”, the people said. , the people said.

Partici-Partici-

pant/spant/sProcessProcess ProcessProcess

Type/Type/

SubtypeSubtype

Circum-Circum-

stancestanceCategory Category

SubcategSubcateg

Actor: : thethe

EmperorEmperor

Range:

any any clothesclothes

isn’t isn’t wearingwearing

MaterialMaterial

MiddleMiddle

withwith

RangeRange------------------------ --------------------------

Carrier: itit

Attribute:

truetrue

isis

Relational

Attributive

intensive

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““He’s as naked as the day he was He’s as naked as the day he was born!”born!”

Partici-Partici-

pant/spant/sProcessProcess ProcessProcess

Type/Type/

SubtypeSubtype

Circum-Circum-

stancestanceCategory Category

SubcategSubcateg

Carrier: HeHe

Attribute:

as naked as naked [[as the [[as the day he was day he was born]].born]].

isis

Relational

Attributive

intensive

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The modal verbs in the text: The modal verbs in the text: cancan/ / can´tcan´t/ / couldcould are not are not

analysed for Transitivity as they are analysed for Transitivity as they are interpersonalinterpersonal

elements, not experiential.elements, not experiential.