CHAPTER IV THE ANALYSIS OF TRANSITIVITY PROCESS IN WORLDVIEW’S
ARTICLE OF NEWSWEEK
4.1 ANALYSIS THE DATA
4.1.1 Analysis of article “The Wrong Experience”
In article “The Wrong Experience”, it is discovered that the process of Material gained 64 clauses, the process of Mental gained 8 clauses, the process of
Relational gained 26 clauses, the process of Behavioral gained 0 clause and the process of existential gained 3 clauses. It can be seen in this following table :
NO PROCESS TYPES
TOTAL 1. Material
62 2. Mental
8 3. Relational
25 4. Verbal
4 5. Behavioral
__ 6. Existential
3
From the findings above, we can conclude this article has the Material process as the most dominant process, and then followed by Relational process, Mental
process, Verbal process, Existential process and the last one is Behavioral process.
For more detail explanation, we can see the analysis of transitivity process in the article of “The Wrong Experience” below :
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The Wrong Experience
1. The Democratic partys two remaining candidates have become so cordial toward one another
The Democratic partys two remaining candidates
have become so cordial
toward one another
actor material goal
circumstance
2. that you could easily believe that you
could easily
believe
senser mental
3. there are few substantive differences between them There
are few substantive differences
between them
existential existent
circumstance
4. At last Thursdays debate, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton heartily agreed on most issues
At last Thursdays debate
Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton
heartily agreed on most issues
circumstance actor material goal
5. and added and added
material
6. that they were having a wonderful time chatting with one another that
they were having
a wonderful time chatting
with one another
actor material goal circumstance
7. The Republican race, by contrast, is bubbling over with tensions and personal animosities
The Republican race
by contrast is bubbling
over with tensions and personal animosities
actor circumstance material goal
8. Watch any encounter between John McCain and Mitt Romney Watch
any encounter between John McCain and Mitt Romney
mental phenomenon circumstance
9. and you can almost see the smoke And
you can almost see
the smoke
senser mental phenomenon
10. steaming out of each ones ears steaming out
of each one’s ears
material goal
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11. Consider Cuba policy Consider Cuba
plicy
material goal
12 Almost anyone who is being honest almost anyone who
is being
honest
carrier relational attribute
13. Anyone will acknowledgement anyone will
acknowledge
actor material
14. that Americas approach toward Cuba is brain dead That
Americas approach toward Cuba
is brain dead
carrier relational
attribute
15. No one even remembers No one
even remembers
senser mental
16. why weve imposed a total embargo on the country why
we have imposed
a total embargo on the country
actor material goal
circumstance
17. A policy that was put into place at the height of the cold war A policy
that was put
into place at the height of the cold war
actor material circumstance
18. when fears of Soviet missiles and communist penetration were at their peak when
fears of Soviet missiles and communist penetration
were at their park
carrier relational
attribute
19. fears of Soviet missiles and communist penetration has been maintained even though
fears of Soviet missiles and communist penetration
have been maintained
even though
actor material circumstance
20. The threat prompted it The threat
prompted it
actor material goal
21. The threat has collapsed The threat
has collapsed
actor material
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22. What exactly are we afraid this moth-eaten island What exactly
are we
afraid This moth-eaten island
circumstance relational carrier attribute
circumstance
23. We will do to America today We
will do to America today
actor material goal
24. Our policy has the additional burden of having failed, by any measure Our policy
has the additional burden of
having failed by any measure
carrier relational attribute
circumstance
25. Weve been trying to force regime change in Cuba for 45 years We
have been trying to force
regime change in Cuba for 45 years
actor material material goal circumstance
26. Fidel Castro is now the longest-lived head of government in the world Fidel Castro
is now the longest-lived head of government in the world.
token relational value
27. Every tightening of the Cuban embargo has resulted in further repression and isolation
Every tightening of the Cuban embargo
has resulted in further repression and
isolation
actor material goal
28. And yet the only changes George W. Bush has made to our Cuba policy And yet the only
changes George W. Bush
has made to our Cuba policy
circumstance actor material goal
29. have been to impose more restrictions on travel and trade, a cruel and futile have been to impose
more restrictions on travel and trade, a cruel and futile
material Goal circumstance
30. doubling down on a bad bet doubling down
on a bad bet
material circumstance
31. Obama has advocated easing the Bush Obama
has advocated easing the Bush
actor material Goal
32. imposed ban on Cuban-Americans imposed ban on
Cuban-Americans
material goal circumstance
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33. visiting the island visiting the
island
material goal
34. and sending money to their relatives and sending
money To
their relatives
material goal
circumstance
35. He makes a broader case for a new Cuba policy He
makes a broader case
for a new Cuba policy
actor material goal
circumstance
36. He is arguing He is
arguing
actor material
37. that capitalism, trade and travel will help break the regimes stranglehold on the country
That capitalism, trade and travel
Will help break The regime’s
stranglehold on the country
actor material goal circumstance
38. and help open things up And
helps open things up.
material goal
39. Clinton immediately disagreed Clinton immediately disagreed
actor circumstance material
40. firmly supporting the current policy firmly
supporting the current policy
circumstance material goal
41. This places her in the strange position of arguing This
places her
in the strange position of arguing
actor material goal
circumstance
42. in effect, that her husbands Cuba policy was not hard-line enough In effect
her husbands Cuba policy was not
hard-line enough
carrier relational
attribute
43. But this is really not the best way But
this is really not
the best way
carrier relational attribute
44. to understand Clintons position to understand
Clinton’s position
material goal
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45. In all probability, she actually agrees with Obamas stand In all probability
she actually
agrees with Obamas stand
circumstance actor material
goal
46. She is just calculating she
is just calculating
actor material
47. that it would anger Cuban-Americans in Florida and New Jersey that
it would anger
Cuban-Americans in Florida and New Jersey
actor material goal
circumstance
48. This is the problem with Hillary Clinton This
is the problem with Hillary Clinton
carrier relational attribute
49. She is highly intelligent She
is highly intelligent
carrier relational attribute
50. She has real experience She has real
experience
carrier relational attribute
51. She is an attractive candidate She
is an attractive candidate
carrier relational attribute
52. but she is terrified to act on her beliefs but she
is terrified
carrier relational
attribute
53. to act on her beliefs to act
on her beliefs
material goal
54. In fact, she seems so conditioned In fact
she seems
so conditioned
senser mental phenomenon
55. by what she sees as political constraints By what
she sees
as political constraints
senser mental
phenomenon
56. that one can barely tell that
one can barely tell
sayer verbal
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57. where her beliefs begin where her
beliefs begin
actor material
58. and where those constraints end and where
those constraints end
circumstance actor material
59. Partly, this is a generational difference Partly
this is
a generational difference
carrier relational attribute
60. Bill and Hillary Clinton grew up in an era of Republican dominance Bill and Hillary Clinton
grew up in an era of Republican dominance
actor material circumstance
61. For much of the last 30 years, the Republican Party has been the party of ideas For much of the last 30
years the Republican Party has been
the party of ideas
circumstance existent existential
circumstance
62. A point made repeatedly by Daniel Patrick Moynihan A point
made repeatedly
by Daniel Patrick Moynihan
goal material circumstance actor
63. and Ronald Reagan was seen by much of the country and
Ronald Reagan was seen
by much of the country
phenomenon mental senser
64. to have rescued America from malaise and retreat to have rescued
America from malaise and retreat
material goal circumstance
65. The Clintons careers have been shaped by the belief The Clintons careers
have been shaped by the belief
goal material actor
66. that for a Democrat to succeed that
for a democratic to succeed
actor material
67. He or she had to work within this conservative ideological framework He or she
had to work within this conservative ideological framework
actor material goal
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68. Otherwise one would be pilloried for being weak on national security, partial to taxes and big government and out of touch with Middle Americas social values
otherwise one would be
pilloried for being
weak on national security, partial to
taxes and big government and out of touch with Middle America’s
social values
actor material
goal circumstance
69. For 30 years this has been the right bet For 30 years
this has been
the right bet
circumstance existential
existent
70. it is it is
carrier relational
71. why Bill Clinton was the only successful national Democratic politician in that period.
why Bill Clinton
was the only successful national
Democratic politician In that period
token relational
value circumstance
72. But is it still the right wager? But
is it
still the right wager ?
relational carrier attribute
73. Obama has grown up in a different landscape-with vastly different geopolitics, economics and culture.
Obama has grown up
in a different landscape
with vastly different geopolitics, economics, and culture
actor material goal
circumstance
74. Bill Clinton and George W. Bush have been the defining political figures of the recent past
Bill Clinton and George W. Bush
has been the defining
political figures of the recent past
actor material goal
75. Conservatism has lost its monopoly role Conservatism
has lost its monopoly role
actor material goal
76. As a result, the new generation is not defensive about its beliefs As the result The new generation
is not defensive
About its belief
carrier relational
attribute circumstance
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77. nor does nor does
material
78. it feel trapped into the old categories like hawks versus doves and markets versus taxes.
it Feel trapped
Into the old categories
like hawks versus doves and markets versus versus taxes
senser mental phenomenon circumstance
79. This is not naivete This is
not naivete
carrier relational attribute
80. Obamas position on Cuba is not all hope Obamas position on Cuba
is not all hope
carrier relational attribute
81. Most of the older generation of Cuban-Americans are hard-line Republicans anyway
Most of the older generation of Cuban-Americans
are hard-line Republicans
anyway
token relational value
circumstance
82. so its probably pointless courting them. so
it is probably pointless courting
them
actor material
goal
83. And the younger ones-under 45 or so-are far less wedded to the punitive approach and symbolic battles of the past
and The younger ones-
under 45 or so are far less wedded
to the punitive approach and to symbolic battles of the past
actor material goal
84. So Obama is taking a calculated risk So
Obama Is taking
A calculated risk
actor material
goal
85. that the time is right that the
time is
right
carrier relational attribute
86. Cuba policy is a microcosm for this difference in attitudes Cuba policy
is a microcosm
for this difference in attitudes
token relational value circumstance
87. Obama has spoken in favor of a proposal Obama
has spoken in favor of a proposal
sayer verbal target
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88. made by Henry Kissinger, George Shultz, William Perry and Sam Nunn made
by Henry Kissinger, George Shultz and William Perry
material actor
89. in order to get the world more serious about nuclear nonproliferation In order to get
The world More serious about nuclear nonproliferation
material goal circumstance
90. The United States should begin to fulfill its end of the treaty The United States
should begin to fulfill its end of the treaty
actor material goal
91. and reduce its own nuclear arsenal and
reduce its own nuclear arsenal
material goal
92. Again, for all I know Again for
all I
know
circumstance actor material
93. Hillary Clinton agrees with this approach Hillary Clinton
agrees with this approach
actor material goal
94. But she wont say so but she
won’t say
so
sayer verbal phenomenon
95. Her long years of experience-in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s-warn her against such audacity
Her long years of experience-in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s
warn her against
such audacity
sayer verbal recipient
target
96. But the world has changed so much but
the world has changed
so much
Actor material goal
97. The cold war is a distant memory The cold war
is a distant memory
token relational value
98. Capitalism has spread across the world Capitalism
has spread across the world
Actor material goal
99. New threats come not from states but small bands of people New threats
come not from states but small bands of people
actor material goal
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100. , unilateralism is discredited Unilateralism is
discredited
goal material
101. that perhaps it is time for America that perhaps
it is
Time for
America
circumstance carrier Relational attribute
102. to change as well To change
As well
material circumstance
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4.1.2 Analysis of article “Stuck in the Iraq Loop”