Slide 25: Encoding & Decoding: Ergative Model Diagram



And in this diagram (after Halliday & Matthiessen 2004: 296 Figure 5.38) we can see the ergative functions of identifying clauses represented
as a nucleus of Process + Medium/Identified,
with its additional participants of Agent/Identifier in encoding clauses,
and Range/Identifier in decoding clauses.

Let’s now turn our attention to mental process clauses.