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Chapter 1 Review of Transitivity Studies
1.1 Introduction ……………………………………………1
1.2 History of transitivity studies ………………………2
1.2.1 The preliminary phase …………………………3
1.2.2 The prototype phase ……………………………4
1.2.3 The forming phase ………………………………5
1.2.4 The completion phase …………………………8
1.3 Developments of transitivity studies abroad …………10
1.3.1 Matthiessen’s studies ……………………………10
1.3.2 Martin et al.’s studies …………………………14
1.3.3 Fawcett’s studies ………………………………16
1.4 Transitivity studies in China …………………………20
1.4.1 Developments of transitivity studies in China …20
1.4.2 Further developments of transitivity
studies in China …………………………………21
1.5 Major problems in existing transitivity studies ………23
1.6 Recent and further developments of transitivity
studies in China …………………………………………24
1.7 Summary …………………………………………………31
Exercises ……………………………………………………31
Chapter 2 Action Processes
2.1 Overview ………………………………………………32
2.2 One-role processes ……………………………………33
2.2.1 Agent only ………………………………………33
2.2.2 Affected only ……………………………………36
2.2.3 Created only (few types) ………………………39
2.3 Two-role processes ……………………………………40
2.3.1 Ag Pro Af …………………………………40
2.3.2 Ag Pro Cre …………………………………44
2.3.3 Ag Pro Ra …………………………………45
2.3.4 Ag Pro Ma (few types) ……………………47
2.3.5 Ag-Ca Pro Dir ………………………………47
2.3.6 Af-Ca Pro Dir (fairly infrequent) …………49
2.4 Three-role processes …………………………………51
2.4.1 Ag Pro Af Ma (few types) ………………51
2.4.2 Ag Pro Af-Ca Dir…………………………51
2.4.3 Ag Pro Af-… Af-… ………………………53
2.5 Causative action processes ……………………………60
2.6 Summary ………………………………………………62
Exercises ……………………………………………………63
Chapter 3 Mental Processes
3.1 Overview ………………………………………………65
3.2 Emotive processes ……………………………………67
3.2.1 Em Pro