5. Clause as representation 5.1 Modeling experience of change 5.1.1 Construing experience as a third line of meaning in the clause As we showed in previous chapters, the clause, like any other grammatical un it, is a multifunctional construct consisting of three metafunctional lines of meaning (i the textual line of Thematic Structure(Theme A Rheme) and Information Structure(Given New) (ii) the interpersonal line of Mood(Mood+ Residue), Modality& Key (iii) the experiential line of Trans itivity (Process Participant()+ Circumstance(s)) (1) Well means mostly Doesnt Mary Theme Rheme textual topical interpersonal Residue Vocative Subject Finite Predicator Complement Finite experiential Token Process value syntagm conjunction adverbial verbal group adverbial nominal nominal group group group group 5.1.2 Types of pi Our most powerful impression of experience is that it consists of a flow of events This flow of events is chunked into quanta of change by the grammar of the clause: each quantum of change is modeled as a figure-a figure of happening, doing sensing, saying, being or having All figures consists of a process unfold ing through time and of participants being directly involved in this process in some way, and in add ition there may be circumstances of time, space, manner or one of a few other types. These circumstances are not directly involved in the process; rather, they are attendant on it All such figures are sorted out in the grammar of the clause Thus as well as being a mode of action, of giving and demanding goods-&-services and information, the clause is also a mode of reflection, of imposing order on the endless variation and flow of events The grammatical system by which this is achieved is that of TRANSITIVITY Or The transitivity system construes the world of experience into a manageable set CESS TYPES Each process type provides its own model or schema for construing a particular domain of experience as a figure of a particular kind- a model such as the one illustrated above for signification mostly Process Value Different process types:1 5. Clause as representation 5.1 Modeling experience of change 5.1.1 Construing experience as a third line of meaning in the clause As we showed in previous chapters, the clause, like any other grammatical unit, is a multifunctional construct consisting of three metafunctional lines of meaning: (i) the textual line of Thematic Structure (Theme ^ Rheme) and Information Structure (Given ^ New); (ii) the interpersonal line of Mood (Mood + Residue), Modality & Key; (iii) the experiential line of Transitivity (Process + Participant(s) + Circumstance(s)) (1) Well, usually means mostly, Doesn’t It, Mary? textual Theme Rheme textual topical interpersonal Mood Residue Mood tag Vocative Subject Finite Predicator Complement Finite Subject experiential Token Process Value syntagm conjunction group adverbial group verbal group adverbial group verbal group nominal group nominal group 5.1.2 Types of process Our most powerful impression of experience is that it consists of a flow of events, or “goings-on”. This flow of events is chunked into quanta of change by the grammar of the clause: each quantum of change is modeled as a figure – a figure of happening, doing, sensing, saying, being or having. All figures consists of a process unfolding through time and of participants being directly involved in this process in some way; and in addition there may be circumstances of time, space, manner or one of a few other types. These circumstances are not directly involved in the process; rather, they are attendant on it. All such figures are sorted out in the grammar of the clause. Thus as well as being a mode of action, of giving and demanding goods-&-services and information, the clause is also a mode of reflection, of imposing order on the endless variation and flow of events. The grammatical system by which this is achieved is that of TRANSITIVITY. The transitivity system construes the world of experience into a manageable set of PROCESS TYPES. Each process type provides its own model or schema for construing a particular domain of experience as a figure of a particular kind – a model such as the one illustrated above for signification: (1) a. usually means mostly Token Process Value Different process types: