These slides introduce the basic understanding of experiential functions of language. Besides, some examples of simple analysis of clauses based on their transitivity elements were presented.

2. TEXT

4. Circumstance

6. snowed
it
Mike
kicked Mike the ball
arrived
Mike a bookmegave

7. PROCESS
TYPE
Category
Meaning
Participant I Participant II Participant III
Material Doing &
Happening
Outside
human being
Actor Goal
Recipient (to)
Client (for)
Mental Sensing
Inside human
being
One human
participant
Reversible in
participant
Senser Phenomenon -

8. PROCESS
TYPE
Category
Meaning
Participant I Participant II Participant III
Relational Being &
Having
Identifying Token Value Beneficiary
Attributing Carrier Attribute Beneficiary
Possessing Possessor Possessed -
Verbal Saying
Informing
Sayer Verbiage Receiver
Behavioural Physiological Behaver - -
Existential Existence of
entity
- Existent -

9. The man bought an apple
Actor Process: Material Goal
The man likes an apple
Senser Process: Mental Phenomenon
The man is the teacher
Token Process: Relational Value
The man gave me an apple
Actor Process: Material Client Goal
The man is a teacher
Carrier Process: Relational Attribute

10. The man has an apple
Possessor Process: Relational Possessed
The man told the truth
Sayer Process: Verbal Verbiage
The man told us the truth
Sayer Process: Verbal Receiver Verbiage
The man smiled
Behaver Process: Behavioural
There are some boys in the field
- Process: Existential Existent Circumstance

11. Types
Sub-
category
Probe Example
1. Extent  Temporal
(duration)
 Spatial
(distance,
length)
for how
long?
how far?
for three hours
every two weeks
for six miles
2. Location  Temporal
 Spatial
When?
Where?
yesterday
last week
here
in the room
3. Manner how? quickly
very much

12. Types
Sub-
category
Probe Example
4. Cause why? because of the
rain
for better result
5. Contingency in what
circumstances?
in the event of
rain
in the absence
of proof
6. Role what as? as a concerned
parent
as an acting
manager

13. Types
Sub-
category
Probe Example
7. Matter what about? about this
about
economics
8. Accompaniment together with? with(out) him
instead of Ari
9. Angle says who? according to
weather
forecast

14. The man bought an apple in the market yesterday
Actor Process:
Material
Goal Circumstance:
Location:
Spatial
Circumstance:
Location:
Temporal
The man likes an apple for its sweet taste
Actor Process: Material Goal Circumstance: Cause
The man told the story about crying stone
Sayer Process: Verbal Verbiage Circumstance: Matter
John visits our campus as a visiting lecturer
Actor Process: Material Goal Circumstance: Role

15. Analyze the following text based on the experiential function of
language!
According to Edy, the nation’s progress of Indonesia was
destructed by the continuous unrest in the Indonesian
government itself, such as political, economic, social and
cultural unrest. “In fact, we are polite and respectful people
and we have basic values of Pancasila,” Edy said wisely. In
addition, he said that the government had set the national
objectives. These objectives give Indonesian people an
opprtunity for better life quality. “We cannot live without a
clear vision; therefore, the government had set the national
vision,” he added.

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