Assigning Purpose To Theoretical Dimensions

Martin (1992: 502-3):

The register variables field, tenor and mode can then be interpreted as working together to achieve a text's goals, where goals are defined in terms of systems of social processes at the level of genre.

Blogger Comments:

[1] In SFL theory, field, tenor and mode are the metafunctional dimensions of context, not register.  A register realises the field, tenor and mode of a situation type.

[2] In SFL theory, field, tenor and mode do not "work" and texts do not have goals:

• at the instance pole of the cline of instantiation, field, tenor and mode are dimensions of the situation that is realised by a text;
• it is speakers and writers who have goals; see the next post.

the register variables field, tenor and mode	can	then	be interpreted	as	[[[working together || to achieve a text's goals]]]
Token/Identified	Process:		relational		Value/Identifier

Value realised by clause nexus of purpose:

working	together	to achieve	a text's goals
a		x b
Process: material	Accompaniment	Process: material	Goal

cf.

We	can interpret	the register variables field, tenor and mode	as	[[[working together || to achieve a text's goals]]]
Assigner	Process: relational	Token/Identified		Value/Identifier