5.2.5 Concrete and abstract material clauses Material clauses can represent both concrete, physical events and abstract doings and happenings (1) The company issued its first profit warning (2)His rad ical remake of the nation's large long-distance company will succeed Fig 5-12 Operative and receptive in abstract material process (1)The two schools combined 2)The two schools were combined Goings-on in a broad sense: a quantum of change in the flow of events [How to identify the Actor? ()To be or not to be, that is a question (2)We hold these truths to be self-evident 5.3 Mental clauses: processes of sensing 5.3.1 Introductory examples of""clauses: processes of emotion and cogniton (1)I hate cockroaches more than rats (2)I don t like cockroaches either. 4 ()I remem ber once I went to a film, and ah, I,d just bought this new outfit and it as long silky, black pants (4) But this reminds me of Temara 5.3.2 Interpreting"mental"clauses ( Mary liked the gift. [Operative] (2) The gift pleased Mary. [Receptive (3) The tourist was caught by the lion (4)The lion caught the tourist Table5-7 Properties differentiating“ material”and“ mental” clauses material mental participant: centralActor conscious; Senser: +consciou participant: second Goal: things Phenomenon: things, macro- things typically(acts)or meta-things(facts) either places or events ability to project can project ideas present-in-present unmarked simple present unmarked Process: substitute substitute verb do 5.3.3 Properties of"mental"clauses 5.3.3. 1 The nature of the senser In a clause of"mental" process, there is always one participant who is human; this the Sensor, the one that"senses"-feels, thinks, wants, or perceives The significant feature of the sensor is that of endowed with consciousness6 5.2.5 Concrete and abstract material clauses Material clauses can represent both concrete, physical events and abstract doings and happenings. (1) The company issued its first profit warning. (2) His radical remake of the nation’s large long-distance company will succeed. Fig. 5-12 Operative and receptive in abstract material process (1) The two schools combined. (2) The two schools were combined. Goings-on in a broad sense: a quantum of change in the flow of events [How to identify the Actor?] (1) To be or not to be, that is a question. (2) We hold these truths to be self-evident. 5.3 Mental clauses: processes of sensing 5.3.1 Introductory examples of “mental” clauses: processes of emotion and cognition (1) I hate cockroaches more than rats. (2) I don’t like cockroaches either. (3) I remember once I went to a film, and ah, I’d just bought this new outfit and it was long silky, black pants. (4) But this reminds me of Temara. 5.3.2 Interpreting “mental” clauses (1) Mary liked the gift. [Operative] (2) The gift pleased Mary. [Receptive] Cf. (3) The tourist was caught by the lion. (4) The lion caught the tourist. Table 5-7 Properties differentiating “material” and “mental” clauses material mental participant: central Actor: ± conscious; prototypically a potent thing Senser: +conscious participant: second Goal: things Scope: things – typically either places or events Phenomenon: things, macro- things (acts) or meta-things (facts) ability to project – can project ideas Process, tense: reporting present time present-in-present unmarked simple present unmarked Process: substitute substitute verb do – 5.3.3 Properties of “mental” clauses 5.3.3.1 The nature of the Senser In a clause of “mental” process, there is always one participant who is human; this is the Sensor, the one that “senses” – feels, thinks, wants, or perceives. The significant feature of the Sensor is that of “endowed with consciousness