There are six types of processes in the transitivity system.
1. Material Process
Material process is process of doing and happening including actions, activities, and events. It expresses the notion that some entities do
something which may be done to some other entities. Participants in Material process are Actor, Goal, Range, Beneficiary; Recipient and Client,
and Agent. For example, Diana went to Geneva.
2. Mental Process
Mental process is process of sensing. It is expressed by the verbs to do with feelings and thinking. It also consists of configuration of a process
of consciousness involving a participant endowed with consciousness and typically a participant entering into or created by that consciousness.
Participants in Mental process are Senser and Phenomenon. For example, I believe you.
3. Relational Process
Relational process is process of being and having. This is characteristically expressed by ‘liking’ verbs. The purpose of these verbs is
to relate two participants together. The fundamental process here is one of ‘being’. Moreover, the argument in Relational process focuses on problem
of existence and attribution, and these are expressed through Relational process with verbs such as represent and be. Participants in Relational
process are Carrier, Attribute, Identifier, and Identified. For example, you are very skinny.
4. Behavioural Process
Behavioural process is process of behaving. This is process of typically human psychological and physiological behaviour like breathing,
coughing, smiling, dreaming and starting. The participants in Behavioural process are Behaver and Behaviour. For example, he smiled a broad smile.
5. Verbal Process
Verbal process is process of saying. It includes verbs such as say, report, claim, question, and explain. Participants in Verbal process are
Sayer, Receiver, Verbiage, and Target. For example, John said “I’m hungry”.
6. Existential Process
Existential process is process of existing. This process represents that something exists or happens. The participant in Existential process
called Existent. For example, there is a book on the table. For the circumstances, there are seven circumstances.
1. Extent
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