Name : Zulfa Nur Fatimah

ID : 1195030249

Class : 6C

Practice on analyzing text using three systems of metafunctions of language

Three-strands analysis of the clauses

Read, analyze and divide the following text clauses using three-strands of analysis:

- Experiential meaning (using Transitivity system)

- Interpersonal meaning (using Mood & Modality system)
- Textual meaning (using Theme and Rheme system)
Example:

A baby who won’t stop crying can drive anyone to despair. You feed
him, you change him, you nurse him, you try to settle him, but the
minute you put him down he starts to howl. Why?

The most common reason baby cries is hunger. Even if he was just
recently fed he might still be adapting to the pattern of sucking until
his tummy is full and feeling satisfied until it
A baby who won’t stop crying can drive anyone to despair.
Clause A baby (who Can drive Anyone To despair
won’t stop
crying)
Experiential attributor Attributive: carrier attribute
meaning intens
Interpersonal Subject Finite Pred. complement
meaning
Mood: declarative RESIDUE
Textual Theme Rheme
meaning

You feed him

Clause You Feed Him
Experiential Actor Pr: Material Goal
meaning
Interpersonal Subject Finite Predicator Complement
meaning
Mood: Declarative RESIDUE
Textual meaning Theme Rheme

you change him

Clause You Change Him
Experiential Actor Pr: Material Goal
meaning
Interpersonal Subject Finite Predicator Complement
meaning
Mood: Declarative RESIDUE
Textual meaning Theme Rheme
you nurse him
Clause You Nurse Him
Experiential Actor Pr: Material Goal
meaning
Interpersonal Subject Finite Predicator Complement
meaning
Mood: Declarative RESIDUE
Textual meaning Theme Rheme

you try to settle him

Clause You Try to settle him
Experiential Actor Pr: Material Goal
meaning
Interpersonal Subject Finite Predicator Complement
meaning
Mood: Declarative RESIDUE
Textual meaning Theme Rheme

but the minute you put him down

Clause But the minute you Put him down
Experiential Circ: time Actor goal
meaning
Material
Interpersonal Circ. Subject Finite predicatior
meaning
Mood: Declarative
RESIDUE
Textual meaning textual Unmarked topical Rheme
Theme
he starts to howl.
Clause He Starts to howl
Experiential behaver Pr: behavioral
meaning
Interpersonal Subject Finite Predicator
meaning
Mood: Declarative RESIDUE
Textual meaning Unmarked topical Rheme
Theme

The most common reason baby cries is hunger.

Clause The most common reason is hunger
Baby cries
Experiential Value Pr: identifying Token
meaning
Interpersonal Subject Finite Predicator Complement
meaning
Mood: Declarative RESIDUE
Textual Unmarked topical Theme Rheme
meaning

Even if he was just recently fed

Clause Even if He was Just recently fed
Experiential Carrier Attributive: intensive Attribute
meaning
Interpersonal Subject Finite Complement
meaning
Mood: Declarative RESIDUE
Textual str Unmarked Rheme
meaning theme
Textual Topical
Theme
he might still be adapting to the pattern of sucking
Clause He might still Adapting to The pattern of
be sucking
Experiential Token identifying Value
meaning
Interpersonal Subject finite predicator Complement
meaning
Mood: Declarative RESIDUE
Textual Unmarked topical Rheme
meaning theme

until his tummy is full and feeling satisfied

Clause Until His tummy is full and feeling
satisfied
Experiential Carrier Attributive: Attribute
meaning intensive
Interpersonal Subject Finite Complement
meaning
Mood: Declarative RESIDUE
Textual textual topical Rheme
meaning
Theme

until it empties again

Clause until it empties again
Experiential behaver Behavioral
meaning
Interpersonal Subject Finite predicator
meaning
Mood: Declarative RESIDUE
Textual textual topical Rheme
meaning
Theme