TRANSITIVITY ANALYSIS PRACTICE 2 PART Identify processes participants

TRANSITIVITY ANALYSIS PRACTICE 2° PART

Identify processes, participants and circumstances in the following clauses and label the processes as material, mental, relational, verbal, behavioural or existential.

In a first level of analysis, we have identified verbal and mental processes, their participants and circumstances. Now, in a second level of analysis, we are going to analyse the clauses in the locutions, in the case of verbal processes, or in the Metaphenomenon/idea, in the case of mental processes.

They said they could make him the most beautiful suit, with magic cloth that only clever people could see. “What a wonderful suit to have!”

Participant/s Process Type/ Subtype Circumstance Material Effective creative with magic cloth [[that only… could see]]. Category Subcateg Actor: they Goal: the most beautiful suit. . . could see. Beneficiary/ client: him Senser: The Emperor Attribute: “What a wonderful suit” make Manner: means Comment: to have Relational The corres. Attributive ponding Possessive statement could be: “I may have a most wonderful suit”

“I’ll know immediately who is clever and who is stupid in my palace. ”

Participant/s Carrier: who Attribute: clever Carrier: who Attribute: stupid Process Type/ Subtype Relational is Attributive Intensive Circumstance Category Subcateg in my palace Location: spatial

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

Participant/s Senser: I Metaphenomen on/idea: “I can see the magic cloth”. Process Type/ Subtype hope Senser: I Phenomenon: the magic cloth. see Mental (affection) Circumstance Category Subcateg ----------------- Mental (perception) ------------

“Oh, no! I can’t see anything” “What can I say to the Emperor? ”

Participant/s Process Type/ Subtype Circumstance Category Mental -----(perception) ------ Subcateg Senser: I Phenomenon: anything Sayer: I Verbiage: What Receiver: to the Emperor? see say Verbal Comment: which words “What” or stands for: which story

“Well? ”, said one tailor, “Do you like the suit? ” “Oh, it is excellent!”, he said.

Participant/s Process Type/ Subtype Senser: you Phenomenon: the suit Carrier: it Attribute: excellent like is Circumstance Category Mental -----(affection) ------ Relational Attributive intensive ------- Subcateg -------

“We are very pleased to hear that”, said the tailors. “Look”, said the minister.

Participant/s Carrier: we Attribute: very pleased [[to hear that]]. Behaver: You (not explicitly stated) Process Type/ Subtype are Look Relational Attributive intensive Circumstance Category ------------------ Subcateg Behavioral ------------------mental

“Aren’t the colours lovely? ” “Oh yes, the suit is wonderful, thank you”.

Participant/s Carrier: the colours Attribute: lovely Carrier: the suit Attribute: wonderful Process Type/ Subtype Circumstance Category -------- Aren’t Relational Attributive intensive -------------- is Relational Attributive intensive Subcateg

“The Emperor isn’t wearing any clothes!”, he shouted. “Oh, it’s true”, the people said.

Participant/s Actor: the Emperor Range: any clothes Carrier: Attribute: true Process isn’t wearing it is Process Type/ Subtype Material Middle with Range Circumstance Category ------------- Relational ------Attributive intensive Subcateg -------

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

Participant/s Carrier: Process He Attribute: as naked [[as the day he was born]]. is Process Type/ Subtype Circumstance Relational Attributive ------intensive Category Subcateg ------- The modal verbs in the text: can/ can´t/ could are not analysed for Transitivity as they are interpersonal elements, not experiential.