Monday 23 July 2018

Targeting Verbal Processes: The Realisation Of The Source Of The Praise Or Blame


Halliday & Matthiessen (2014: 307):
Targeted verbal clauses are closer to the Actor + Goal structure of a ‘material’ clause (cf. what he did to Krishan Kant was accuse him). The source of praise, blame, etc. is construed either as a circumstance or as an enhancing hypotactic clause (e.g. of conspiring with Bansi Lal ...; for showing it) — but not as a projection.