EXPERIENTIAL METAFUNCTION

EXPERIENTIAL METAFUNCTION TRANSITIVIY CHOICES Experiential metafunction offers us: Resources to encode our experience of the worldTo convey a picture of reality

The Clause: What is happeningWho is taking partSurrounding circumstances(eg; where, when, how, etc. )Gives information about:

John and GladysBuilding up a ClauseParticipant

John and Gladys are standingBuilding up a ClauseParticipant+processBuilding up a Clause

John and Gladys are standing under the umbrella.Participant+process+circumstanceFunctional constituents of the clause PARTICIPANTS

PROCESSES

CIRCUNSTANCES

Realized by nominal groups Realized by verbal groups Realized by adverbial group, prepositional phrase or nominal group Processes

Different kind of process: MATERIALMENTALVERBAL BEHAVIOURALEXISTENTIAL RELATIONAL

Processes connect participants and their circumstances

Material ProcessesHarry bowls.Relational ProcessesPaul has a big belly.Mental ProcessesAlice feels proud.Verbal ProcessesSisters chat.Material Processes indicate physical actions

Children skip.

Mike hit the ball.The dog chased the cat under the fence.Material verbsGo CookTakeHitPlay Run Climb

Fight WalkEat Carry Give buy Work Participants roles in material process

ActorGoalRangeBeneficiary

Diana went to GenevaShe carried the bomb They were playing tennisThey give me a car

Mental Processes express thoughts or feelingsThe diver felt nervous.

Mr Harris wonderedif the fish would bite.He believed that she was telling the truth.Mental verbs Think Know Understand Love Hate Like Want

Smell See hear Wonder Realize Appreciate feel

Cognition Affection PerceptionParticipants roles mental processesSenser Phenomenon I saw Marisa this afternoon Peter doesnt believe in God Mental processes ( except those of perception)allows projection :Two ways of projecting:By Quoting - I Thought I will go and give BloodBy reporting - I Thought that Id go and give the Blood

PROJECTED CLAUSES Projecting Verbal Processes To talk about what was said

Gold ! Gold ! shouted the prospector.

The girls chat on the way home.Randal screamed at the dog to be quiet.Verbal verbsAsk TellSayChat Talk Speak Gossip

Discuss Argue Quarrel Participants roles in verbal processes

SayerReceiver Verbiage I tell him the truthI made you a question Verbal process allows projection:By quoting ( Direct speech) I said Can you avoid the scar tissue? By reporting ( Indirect speech) I asked them to avoid the scar tissue

PROJECTED CLAUSES Projecting Behavioural Processes indicates psychological and physiological activity The baby cried for hoursThe woman was laughing loudly. .He smiled a broad smile

BEHAVIORUAL VERBSCry Laugh Study Watch Listen Smile Sniff

Look over stareDream Taste Work out breathe Scowl Participants roles in behavioural processes

BehavierBehaviour

Most behavioural processes have only one participant ( behavier)

Behavoural processes often occur with circumstantial elements of manner and cause. The baby cried for hoursHe smiles a broad smile Existential Processesindicates existenceThere are two children under the treeThere is snow in the street

Existential verbsThere is/ areThere was/ were

Participants roles in Existential processes

EXISTENT This participant follows the there is/ are

There is snow in the street

Circumstances of location are common in existential processes. Relational Processes indicates states of being or havingIt is windy today.Mr Taylor has a broken leg.Those dogs have very sharp teeth !

Relational verbsBeHave Others replacing be or have

Participants roles Relational processes

FOR ATTRIBUTE PROCESSES CARRIER ATTRIBUTE EX: You are very skinny I am not weak

FOR IDENTIFYING PROCESSES TOKEN VALUE Ex: You are the skinniest one here

Participants

are the people, things, places or ideas participating in a process being spoken or written aboutParticipants

Ned KellySydney Opera Housegreedbanana

HumanDad reads the paper.Participants maybe categorised asNon HumanMy birthday cake is delicious.

orconcreteThe jug was full.Participants maybe categorised asabstractHappiness is precious.

orspecificthose children are skipping.Participants maybe categorised asNon specificsharks are dangerous..

orParticipants are represented by Noun Groups

The five wonderful Yeppoon singers.DeterminerNumerativeDescriberClassifierThingTheFiveWonderfulYeppoonsingersNoun Groupscan contain the following elementsDeterminersthe childrenher childrenthose childrenNumerativestwo childrena couple of childrensome childrenDescribersattractive childrentall childrennaughty childrenClassifiersschool childrenprimary childrenAustralian children

determinernumerativedescriberclassifierthing

Building a Noun Group

determinernumerativedescriberclassifierthingBuilding a Noun Group

determinernumerativedescriberclassifierthingBuilding a Noun Group

his kitten

determinernumerativedescriberclassifierthingBuilding a Noun Group

his kittenhis threekittens

determinernumerativedescriberclassifierthingBuilding a Noun Group

his kittenhis three cute kittenshis threekittens

determinernumerativedescriberclassifierthingBuilding a Noun Group

his kittenhis three cute Siamese kittenshis three cute kittenshis threekittensCircumstances

Circumstances refer to how, how far, how long, how often, when, where, with whom and as what in a clause.

when ?where ?with what ?why ?how far ?how far ?how long ?with whom ?about what ?as what ?how ?how often ?Circumstances are realized throughPrepositional PhrasesAdverbial GroupsNoun Groups

Circumstances giveinformation abouthow, when, whereor why a processtakes place and canbe reported byprepositional phrasesPrepositions are parts of speech that indicate relationships between words. Usually this relationship is expressed in terms of time and spacePrepositions of Placeininsideontofromoverbelowbeforewithatpastin front ofacrossamidofthroughoutoutoutsideuponupunderbesidebehindwithoutnearafteralongagainstamongforout ofofftodownabovebeneathbeyondwithinbynext to aroundthroughexceptbetweenintoPrepositions of Timebeforeafterbysinceinonsoonlaterduringattiluntilfromfor

A phrase is a small group of words that makes some sense but does not contain a finite verb. Many phrases begin with a preposition. There was a stone in my boot.

That dog with the blacktail belongs to Mikarla.

Craig left the field after the bowlers appeal.Where ?Dave worksin his office.When ?Dave arrived for work after Jan.With what ?Dave workswith a computer.Why ?Dave couldnt work because of the storm.

How long ?Dave has worked for many years.How far ?Dave travels to work for three kilometres.About what ?Dave spoke to Gloria about her work.As what ?Dave works as an accountant.With whom ?Dave works with his secretary Gloria.

Circumstances giveinformation abouthow, when, where how often and to what degree a process takes place and can be reported by adverbial groupsAdverbs are modifiers that say something extra about a verb, adjective or another adverb. When one or more adverb is used to describe a process it is called an adverbial group.When ?Stella arrived for work very early.Degree ?Stella almost had the dress ready.How ?Stella cuts the fabric very carefully.How often ?Stella rarely pins the fabric.Where ?Stella was working there.

Circumstances giveinformation aboutwhere and when a processtakes place and can bereported by noun groupsWhere ?Elvis practices the piano downstairs.When ?Elvis has a concert next week.

How long ?Elvis practices the piano all day long.

Across the waterOver the bridgeThrough the tunnelAt midnightBefore breakfastWith my pushbikeCarefullyBecause of the mudFor a long timeWith my little brotherAbout the flat tyreAs a pilotQuicklyLast night Circumstances

NominalisationNominalisation is the changing of a process into a participantThe rain fell heavily.Can be changed toThe falling of the rain was heavy.