Martin (1992: 408):
Text [6:22] is further revised to highlight metaphorical internal conjunctions as [6:25] below. Internal relations are realised four times as nouns (for a number of reasons, another example, as a final point, as a result of these factors) and once as a verb (to begin).
[6:25]
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metaphorical
internal conjunction
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a.
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I think Governments are necessary at different levels for a number of reasons.
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b.
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They make laws, without which people would be killing
themselves,
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c.
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and help keep our economic system in order.
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d.
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To begin, the
Federal Government fixes up problems that occur in the community.
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e.
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Another example
is that the State Government looks after schools,
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f.
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preventing vandalism and fighting.
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g.
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As a final point
the Local Government is important to look after rubbish:
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h.
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otherwise everyone would have diseases.
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i.
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As a result of
these factors, Governments at several administrative levels are
necessary.
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Blogger Comment:
From the perspective of SFL theory, of the five purported instances of internal conjunction, there are only two genuine instances (to begin 'firstly'; as a final point 'finally').
Of the three with no conjunctive relations, the first involves ideational metaphor: relator as Thing (reasons) within a circumstance of Cause: reason (for a number of reasons); the second involves anaphoric comparative reference (another); and the third involves anaphoric demonstrative reference (these) within a circumstance of Cause: reason (as a result of these factors).
The general confusion here — apart from misconstruing these as logical metaphors — is that of mistaking the textual manifestation of expansion in lexicogrammar, cohesive conjunction, for the semantic system of expansion — as explained in previous posts.
Of the three with no conjunctive relations, the first involves ideational metaphor: relator as Thing (reasons) within a circumstance of Cause: reason (for a number of reasons); the second involves anaphoric comparative reference (another); and the third involves anaphoric demonstrative reference (these) within a circumstance of Cause: reason (as a result of these factors).
The general confusion here — apart from misconstruing these as logical metaphors — is that of mistaking the textual manifestation of expansion in lexicogrammar, cohesive conjunction, for the semantic system of expansion — as explained in previous posts.
for
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a number of reasons
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minor Process
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Range
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a number of
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reasons
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Numerative
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Thing
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Another example
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is
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[[that the State Government looks after
schools]]
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Value/Identified
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Process: relational
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Token/Identifier
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Another
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example
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Deictic (anaphoric comparative reference)
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Thing
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As a result of these factors
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Governments at several administrative levels
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are
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necessary
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Cause: reason
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Carrier
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Process: relational
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Attribute
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as a result of
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these factors
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minor Process
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Range
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these
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factors
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Deictic (anaphoric demonstrative reference)
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Thing
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