Tuesday 13 October 2015

Misrepresenting Ranges As Mediums

Martin (1992: 313):
Further examples [of phrasal verbs as elaborations] are introduced in Table 5.10; the relevant Medium is provided in parentheses to clarify the phrasal interpretation.

Table 5.9. Elaboration in the verbal group
Verbal group
event
=
particle
(medium)
sum

up
(the problem)
beat

up
(the class)
line

up
(the dogs)
see

through
(the disguise)
meet

up with
(a friend)
look

into
(the matter)
talk

over
(the issue)
run

away with
(the game)


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According to SFL theory, four of the eight "Mediums" are Ranges.

they
summed up
the problem
Medium
Process
Range
Sayer
Verbiage
Token
Value

they
saw through
the disguise
Medium
Process
Range
Senser
Phenomenon

they
looked into
the matter
Medium
Process
Range
Senser
Phenomenon

they
talked over
the issue
Medium
Process
Range
Sayer
Verbiage

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