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Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ministry of Education Saudi Electronic University المملكة العربية السعودية وزارة التعليل الجالعة السعودية الالكترونية Discourse Analysis and Text Linguistics ENG360 Assignment 3 Student Name Student ID CRN Grade / 10 Following the method of Transitivity Analysis, Analyze each clause in the following text. Identify processes by type, participants by role and circumstances (fill out a table similar to p.223 Halliday & Webster) : Text: Now I am going to tell you how I succeeded and concentrated on studying. I feel studying is not an easy matter. I want to pass, but I don’t like reading. In this regard, a teacher at our school gave me many motivations and tried to convince me.

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The assignment requires performing a transitivity analysis on a given text, following Halliday's system. Specifically, each clause must be examined to identify the process types (material, mental, relational, behavioral, verbal, existential), the participants involved in each process as designated roles (actor, goal, sensor, phenomenon, carrier, etc.), and any circumstances that provide contextual information (such as time, place, manner, reason, etc.).

To fulfill this task, the analysis should be organized into a table similar to the example on page 223 of Halliday & Webster, listing each clause with its corresponding process type(s), participant roles, and circumstances. The provided text includes personal statements and reflections involving actions, feelings, and perceptions relevant to language and learning experiences.

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Transitivity analysis is a systematic method used in systemic functional linguistics to deconstruct clauses into processes, participants, and circumstances, providing insight into the underlying semantic and pragmatic functions of language. Applying this method to the provided text enables us to understand how meaning is constructed through different types of processes and roles. The analysis below explores each clause, identifying the process types, participants by roles, and circumstances, aligning with Halliday’s framework.

Clause 1: "Now I am going to tell you how I succeeded and concentrated on studying."

This clause exemplifies a combination of material and mental processes. The verb phrase "am going to tell" indicates a material process of telling or communicating (Process type: Material). The participant "I" functions as the actor or source of the telling process. The recipient of the information, "you," functions as the goal or receiver of the communication. The phrase "how I succeeded and concentrated on studying" acts as the content or message being conveyed, involving mental processes like "succeeded" and "concentrated." Here, "I" also functions as the sensor (perceiver) of the mental states, and "studying" acts as an additional goal, related to the mental process of focusing or paying attention.

Clause 2: "I feel studying is not an easy matter."

This clause primarily involves a mental process, with "feel" being the process type. The participant "I" functions as the sensor perceiving the state or feeling. The phenomenon is "studying," which the sensor perceives. The relational context ("is not an easy matter") provides identification or classification of "studying" as difficult, representing a relational process where "studying" is identified with a certain quality.

Clause 3: "I want to pass, but I don’t like reading."

This compound sentence involves two clauses with different process types. "I want to pass" features a mental process of desire or want, with "I" as the sensor and "to pass" as the phenomenon of the desire. "I don’t like reading" also involves a mental process, where "like" is the process, "I" is the sensor, and "reading" is the phenomenon that is disliked. The participation roles showcase internal states of preference and intention.

Clause 4: "In this regard, a teacher at our school gave me many motivations and tried to convince me."

This clause contains two parts connected by coordination. The first part, "a teacher...gave me many motivations," involves a material process of giving, with "a teacher" as the actor, "me" as the goal or recipient, and "many motivations" as the goal or object. The second part, "tried to convince me," describes an intentional or mental process where the teacher attempts to persuade ("try" as the process, with "teacher" as the actor and "me" as the goal). The circumstances include the introductory phrase "In this regard," which situates the actions contextually.

Clause 5: "I understand all but cannot read."

This sentence involves two processes. "I understand all" features a mental process, with "I" as the sensor, and "all" as the phenomenon understood. "Cannot read" indicates an inability, involving a behavioral or mental process of reading, with "I" as the behaver or sensor, and "reading" as the phenomenon. The clause highlights comprehension and skill limitations.

Conclusion

Through the systematic identification of processes, participants, and circumstances, the transitivity analysis reveals the complex interplay of actions, perceptions, and relations expressed in the text. Each clause demonstrates varying degrees of agency, perception, and attribution, illustrating how language constructs meaning within a social and cognitive context. This analysis exemplifies the practical application of Halliday’s transitivity system to real-life language data, facilitating a deeper understanding of semantic choices conveyed through grammatical structures.

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