Martin (1992: 582):
Martin [1986] suggested as part of a model for dealing with ideology in crisis as system involving two axes: protagonist/antagonist and left/right. […] In general terms the systemic oppositions are outlined below; as far as the dynamics of ideology are concerned these are best treated as genuine oppositions, not simply as alternative choices within a system.
Blogger Comments:
[1] This misunderstands system architecture. In terms of SFL theory, the system network (Fig. 7.28) involves two simultaneous (conjunctively related) systems. The term 'axis', on the other hand, refers to the distinction between the paradigmatic and syntagmatic dimensions: i.e. system vs structure.
[2] This misunderstands system architecture and dynamics. Alternative choices (features) in systems are "genuine" oppositions, and the dynamics of the system is its instantiation (the selection of options and the activation of their realisation statements).
