2.3.1.1.3 Verbal Function
Halliday in Sinar 2003: 66 cites that verbal function is the process of saying. In verbal function, there may be 2 participants involved: the participant that says,
which is structurally labelled sayer, and the said, which is referred to as Verbiage. Apart from the Sayer and the Verbiage as participants, there are two other
participants, which are labelled Receiver and Target. A receiver is a participant to whom the saying is addressed, where as a Target is an entity or object.
For example: Virna
speaks Arabic
slowly Sayer
Verbal Verbiage
Circumstance 1.
2. The government
did not tell the people
the truth Sayer
Verbal Receiver
Verbiage
The stundent criticised
the teacher’s way of studying Sayer
Verbal Target
3.
2.3.1.1.4 Behavioural Function
According to Halliday in Sinar, 2003: 65 behavioural function is the process of behaving, which may be exemplified by processes of breathing, dreaming, smiling,
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etc. These processes relate to physiological and psychological behaviours, putting themselves in between material and mental processes. The only inherent participant
in the process is Behaver, which is typically a conscious being which functions like a Senser, but the process itself functions more like a doing process. From the point of
view of material process, a Behaver may also be treated as an Actor, in which case the second participant would be a goal; or it can function as a circumstance.
For example: Mila
smiles a broad smile
Behaver Behavioural
Phenomenon 1.
2.3.1.1.5 Existential Function
According to Halliday, Existential Function is the process of expressing that something exists or happens. In English, the processes are typically realized by be
verbs am, is, are, was, were, be, been, being and other verbs such as exist, arise or some other.Verbs representing existence which, together with nouns or nominal
groups, represent the participant function Existent.
For example: There
are some books
on the table -
Existential Existent
Cir : Location
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2.3.1.1.6 Relational Function
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