Transitivity Analysis Microstructure Analysis

of the first clause is nothing. The first clause assigns the human participant into the recipient role. This might be interpreted that the human character is marginalized. In the second clause, the human character is represented as the doer. He does something. However, the goal is also nothing. The powerlessness is supported also by the clauses that represents the human characters performance of doing and happening. Of course, human characters in the folktales are not totally depicted as powerless or weak. Nevertheless, the human characters are able to do some doing activities of their habits and duties at work. Yet, this representation might be similar to the topic of submissiveness to customs since duties are close to customs. Table 4.15 Examples of Human Characters Habitual Duties A31a110 The clauses in table 4.15 presents the examples of clauses in which the human actors perform activities of doing and happening. The activities belong to the human actors’ job or duties. In the first clause, the actor is a participant of the activity catch. The other participant takes the role of scope. The scope is taken by all the fish. The performance of catching fish is common for a fisherman. Thus, the actor might not be said as powerful since that is common. Otherwise, if a fisherman is unable to catch a fish, he might be considered as unskilled fisherman. Table 4.16 Examples of Submissiveness to Customs by Material Processes No. Verbs Participants Circum Actor Goal Scope Rcpt No. Verbs Participants Circum Actor Goal Scpe Rcpt 1. catch Empu Mburing - all the fish - - 2. dragged He the net - - In location 1. surrounding seven of them - - - a wooden trough place 2. made his mother tea - them - The material processes represent the customs and society members submissiveness by assigning the processes with the participants that are related to customs or societal activities. Another possiblity is when the actor has a role in the society. The first clause represents the activity of surrounding by seven doers as the actors. The actors surround a wooden through as the circumstance of the process. This activity of doing is cultural. The second clause is also cultural since the process represents the activity of doing by the actor his mother. The goal is tea. Further, the configuration of the process and the participants is a cultural activity. The actor does cultural role to make tea. Therefore, the clauses serve as the examples of submissiveness of the actor, i.e. member of a society, to custom in making tea. Table 4.17 Dependency on Supernatural Being by Material Processes No. Verbs Participants Circum Actor Goal Att 1. being dragged himself - - towards the surface place 2. hold you - - Fast manner to me place 3. had saved a djinn him - - For the topic about dependency on supernatural beings, both the operative and receptive material processes are clearly employed. However, both of them marginalize the position of human characters. Human characters might be assigned as the actor or the goal. If the human character is the actor, he is in reflective