Wednesday 15 July 2015

From Congruent To Metaphorical Realisation

Halliday & Matthiessen (1999: 280):
The system then comes to be expanded through shift in rank and class. Sequences come to be realised not only by clause complexes but also by clauses, and figures come to be realised not only by clauses but also by groups/phrases. They are pushed downward in complexity and rank relative to their congruent realisations in the grammar.