P1SA: Systemic Functional Grammar Flashcards
The sickly old man coughed. “Coughed” is a/an
a. intransitive verb
b. transitive verb
c ditransitive verb
a. intransitive verb
*an intransitive verb would not require an Object
The young lady hugged her boyfriend. “hugged: is a/an
a. intransitive verb
b. transitive verb
c ditransitive verb
b. transitive verb
*a transitive verb would require an Object
I passed you money. “Passed” is a/an
a. intransitive verb
b. transitive verb
c ditransitive verb
c. ditransitive verb
*a ditransitive verb would require more than one Object
What do we call the participant doing the material process itself – consciously or otherwise?
Actor
What do we call the recipient affected by the doing of the material process?
Goal
What do we call the recipient unaffected by the doing of the material process?
Range
What do we call the recipient benefitting from the doing of the material process?
Beneficiary
What do we call the participant who made the Actor do the material process?
Agent
a verb whose meaning is shifted onto the noun that it affects is a _____________________.
e.g. I took a shower
I had a drink
He gave a loud laugh.
She made a noise
delexical verb
Knowing, Thinking, Understanding are mental processes of ___________.
cognition
Hating, Liking, Enjoying are mental processes of ___________.
emotion
Hearing, Seeing, Tasting are mental processes of ____________.
perception
The participants of a mental process are called ____________ and ___________.
experiencer, experience
The participant experiencing the mental process – who does so consciously is called ___________.
the Experiencer
The feeling, perception or thought of the mental process itself is called __________.
the Experience
Identify the features of the following sentence:
I thought that she went home.
I: the Experiencer
thought: mental process of cognition
that: complementiser
she went home: projected clause/the Experience
What is the key to identifying a verbal process?
Question if meaning can be communicated through something
Is “showed” in “The x-ray showed that he had terminal brain cancer.” a verbal process?
Yes. Whilst showed is not literally verbal, it nonetheless will be considered a verbal process as they do communicate some information.
The participant doing the verbal process itself – consciously or otherwise – is called __________.
the Sayer
The participant to whom the verbal process is being directed is called _________.
the Receiver
The participant with whom the verbal process is concerned is called __________.
the Target
