Glambert out Quality Beat-Her-Down in Quality Chris Brown sure isnt - And rightfully so, Quality

commit to user 122 The types of the appraising items are; 4 metaphor words, 2 grammatical items, 1 modal adjunct word, 1 metaphor group, 4 epithet group, 2 modality clauses, 4 mental clauses, 1 mental behavior process clause, 5 relational process clauses, and 3 minor clauses. Besides, the sources of attitudes are mostly monogloss 16 items and the rest is heterogloss 11 items.

b. Graduation Analysis

Table 4.7.2 Graduation Analysis – ―Glambert Out Beat-Her-Down In?‖ Clause no. Appraising items Graduation Form Meaning Force Focus Intensification Quantification

1. Glambert out Quality

- - Inf – up-scaled – metaphor

2. Beat-Her-Down in Quality

- - Iso – up-scaled – metaphor 3a. Americas priorities seem to be ass backwards - - soften Down-scaled 3b. Americas priorities seem to be ass backwards Quality - - Iso – up-scaled – metaphor 4a. Although Adam Lambert was deemed too controversial for Good Morning America Process - - Iso – down-scaled – Att. Lexis 4b. Although Adam Lambert was deemed too controversial for Good Morning America Quality - - Iso – up-scaled – intensifier

5. Chris Brown sure isnt -

- sharpen Up-scaled 6. The singer, who pled guilty to beating Rihanna … Process - - Iso – down-scaled – Att. Lexis commit to user 123 7a. while Glamberts harmless gay kiss was too much for the American public Quality - - Inf – up-scaled – metaphor 7b. while Glamberts harmless gay kiss was too much for the American public Quality - - Iso – down-scaled – intensifier 7c. while Glamberts harmless gay kiss was too much for the American public Quality - - Iso – up-scaled – intensifier

8. And rightfully so, Quality

- - Iso – up-scaled – intensifier 9a. many gay activists and feminists are furious over the decision - Number - Iso – up-scaled – intensifier 9b. many gay activists and feminists are furious over the decision Quality - - Inf – up-scaled – Att. Lexis 11a. that it doesnt trust someone who shocked with an unpredictable show and a gay kiss, Process - - Iso – down-scaled – Intensifier 11b. that it doesnt trust someone who shocked with an unpredictable show and a gay kiss, Process - - Inf – up-scaled – Att. Lexis 11c. that it doesnt trust someone who shocked with an unpredictable show and a gay kiss, Quality - - Iso – up-scaled – Attitudinal lexis 12a. but then it is happy to go ahead with Chris Brown,… Quality - - Inf – up-scaled – Att. Lexis 12b. … Chris Brown, who was convicted of felony assault, Process - - Iso – up-scaled – Att. Lexis 12c. … Chris Brown, who was convicted of felony assault, - - sharpen Up-scaled 17. The possibility of him performing a song will be Process - - Inf – up-scaled – intensifier commit to user 124 worked out next week

18. WTF Quality