Verbal Process
Oct 25, 2012
Oct 23, 2012
Mental Process
Mental Process
A
process that is realized by verbal group which encodes experiences in the inner
world of consciousness is called MENTAL process.
Participant
roles in this process are:
Senser: an entity endowed with higher or
lower consciousness, like a human being and, for some processes, an animal. It
can be Subject (I like fruit) or Complement (Fruit appeals to/pleases
me);
Phenomenon:
a thing (person,
object, place, etc.) that can be
perceived, known or that can be the object of an emotion of some kind. It is a
participant in the mental clause and it is always a Ngp (He saw the animal;
he knew the animal; He loves animals);
Example:
The diver
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felt
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nervous
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Senser
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Process: Mental
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Phenomenon
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Her explanation
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convinced
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her
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Phenomenon
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Process: Mental
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Senser
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The diver
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saw
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a shark
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in the pool
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Senser
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Process: Mental
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Phenomenon
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Circumstance: Location (Place)
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Material Processes
Material Processes
A
process that is realized by verbal group which encodes experiences in external,
material world is called MATERIAL process.
Participant
roles in this process are:
Actor:
doer of the action; participant who carries out the action;
Range:
participant that represents the scope of application of the action, but
that is not affected by it
Goal:
participant being affected or receiving the impact of the action.
Beneficiary
(Recipient): participant that receives the goal being exchanged in a
process of giving (to+ Noun group)
Beneficiary
(Client): participant on behalf of whom something is done (for + Noun group)
Example:
Mike
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hit
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the ball
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Actor
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Process: Material
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Goal
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Mike
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sang
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a song
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Actor
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Process: Material
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Range
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Mike
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hit
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the ball
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Actor
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Process: Material
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Goal
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Mike
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gave
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the ball
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to him
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Actor
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Process: Material
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Goal
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Beneficiary: Recipient
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Bella
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made
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a cake
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for her boyfriend
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Actor
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Process: Material
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Goal
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Beneficiary: Client
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There
is also another role in this process that is circumstance. Circumstance is Word
or group of Word that provide further information regarding the condition in
which a process occurs. Circumstance answer the question How, When, Why, Where,
to whom, with what, and so on.
Mike
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hit
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the ball
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with a stick
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Actor
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Process: Material
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Goal
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Circumstance: Means
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Mike
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ate
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a cake
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in the morning
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Actor
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Process: Material
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Goal
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Circumstance: Location (time)
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