Halliday & Matthiessen (1999: 170):
Where the relation is one of projection, the Range represents the subject matter (either as a general term, eg issue, matter, or as the specific domain of the Process, eg politics, your holiday). As with enhancement, there is often an agnate circumstantial form.
Process
+ Range
|
Process
+ circumstantial element
|
|
saying
|
discuss
the issue
talk
politics
describe
your holiday
|
talk
about the issue
talk
about politics
write
about your holiday
|
sensing
|
ponder
the problem
investigate
the crime
|
think
about the problem
find
out about the crime
|