Anika Reza & Gufran Jafer

Ideational (Experiential) Metafunction Handout

Material Process: concrete/physical actions such as running, hitting

o Actor- the one doing the action

o Goal- is the participant at whom the process is directed (direct object)

o Range- at whom the process is directed but less independent, continuation of the process

o Beneficiary- the participant that benefits from the process (indirect object)

Mental Process: process in the mind to do with thinking, feeling

o Senser- the participant doing the mental process

o Phenomenon- what is being mentally processed

Verbal Process: having to do with speech, utterances

o Sayer- the participant doing the verbal process

o Receiver- the participant at whom verbal process is directed

o Verbiage- what is being said

Behavioural Process: “halfway-house” between mental and material

o Behaver- the participant doing the behavioural process

o Behaviour- a participant that is like a Range, a restatement of the process

o Phenomenon- a participant which is not a restatement of the process

Existential Process: things are simply stated to exist

o Existent- the participant which exists

Relational Process: things are stated to exist in relation to other

o Identifying: serves the purpose of defining

 Token- that which is defined

 Value- serves to define the identity of the Token

o Attributive: serves the purpose of describing

  Carrier- that which is being described

 Attribute- serves to describe the Carrier

Material Process: [+Actor], [+Goal], [+Range], [+Beneficiary] (recipient or client)

Actor Process: Material Beneficiary: Receipient Goal

Olga gave Demetri the CD

Actor Process: Material Goal Circumstance: Location

Susana sent the letter To England

Actor Process: Material Range

They were singing a song

Mental Process: [+Senser], [+Phenomenon]

Senser Process: Mental Phenomenon

Malik believed in ghosts

Circumstance: Location Senser Process: Mental Phenomenon

in the mirror The Vampire saw no reflection

Verbal Process: +Sayer, [+Receiver], [+Verbiage]

Sayer Process: Verbal Verbiage

Bruce said he couldn’t do it

Sayer Process: Verbal Receiver Verbiage

Cho Shouted at Kirk to stop

Behavioural Process: +Behaver, [+Behaviour], [+Phenomenon]

Behaver Process: Behavioural Phenomenon

Priya glared at Amanda

Relational Process (Identifying): +Token, +Value

Token Process: Identifying Relational Value

Thomas is in green

Relational Process (Attributive): +Carrier, +Attribute

Carrier Process: Attributive Relational Attribute

Steve is intelligent
Existential Process: +Existent

Process: Existential Existent Circumstance: Location

There is a cow on the road

Circumstances:

o Extent

Duration (temporal) How long? [I stayed up all night]

Distance (spatial) How far? [Sasha jumped 5 meters]

o Cause Why?

Reason What for? [I went there to study]

Behalf Who? Who for? [I got it for John]

o Location

Time (temporal) When? [Yesterday, I slept in]

Place (spatial) Where? [I am going to Miami]

o Matter What about? [As for the test, I aced it]

o Manner

Means How? With what? [He came through the door]

Quality How? How . . . –ly [The cat came home quietly]

Comparison What . . . like? [I am thrilled like Vera]

o Role What as? [As a nurse, I knew what to do]

o Accompaniment With/without whom? [Jake saw the movie with her]

Senser Mental Phenomenon Circ: Extent

I saw the movie 26 times
Circ: Matter Actor Material Range
As for Zara, she is singing Ave Maria
Sayer Verbal Circ: Manner
Thus the spirit spoke through me
Actor Material Circ: Location Circ: Accompaniment
The Princess arrived at the ball without her Prince
Actor Material Goal Circ: Cause
The tiger couldn’t attack the deer because of the
elephant
Actor Meterial Goal Circ: Role
She was attending the class as an observer

Practice

The scientists tested the vaccine on Monday.

I heard the cat through the door.

The little girl smiled happily

Running is good for the health.

A dog is a domesticated canid bred in many varieties.

Analyze The Following text

This is a five foot Jersey tree with fake and
removable branches.

It is perfect for apartments.

I bought this tree two years ago for my own

apartment.

I’d like to keep it but there is no more room for it.

I ask only $30, it’s a good price, look at other ads to

compare.