Yunita Nasti A.

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Grammar, Meaning, and Discourse Final Assignment 407-408

Find a written authentic text in English.

1. Analyze the clause complexes in the system of interdependency and their logicosemantic relation.

2. Analyze the first 5 clauses for their respective ideational meaning, textual
meaning, and interpersonal meaning. 3. As a teacher candidate, will you pick the text as a model? Why so/ why not so? Explain briefly your answer.

Authentic text What Is Blogging? Blogs have been around for many years but have recently become somewhat a new craze. A Blog is short for Web Log is basically an online journal. They can be set up at little to no cost at all, and can be used for a wide variety of things. Some bloggers just blog for the fun of it, while others tend to use their blogs for business reasons. The following are just a few ways blogs can be used:

1) Updates keep customers/clients up to date on changes to your website. Also new

product announcement and new related websites.

2) In reviews you can give opinions, advice and personal recommendations on

specific products or services related to your field.

3) In personal and Business, uses blogs is a great way to keep track of your goals
and plans just by open writing.

4) Stress Reliever; Jot down your vents, gripes, thoughts. Some also find general
writing therapeutic.

5) Search Engine Optimization Search Engines love text and content. You can also
include links to your website which equal backward links which in turn equals high ranking. 6) Money Makers Yes, you can make money with your blog by providing readers with quality copy writing and a few affiliate links. So how is a blog set up? Taken from: http://what-is-blogging.htm// Kara Kelso and Anita DeFrank. Downloaded at 3/1/2011 1.07PM.

1.

Analyze the clause complexes in the system of interdependency and their logicosemantic relation.

(A) () Blogs have been around for many years (+) but have recently become
somewhat a new craze.

(B) () (=) A Blog is short for Web Log () is basically an online journal. (C) (1) They can be set up at little to no cost at all, (+2) and can be used for a wide
variety of things.

(D) () Some bloggers just blog for the fun of it, (x) while others tend to use their
blogs for business reasons.

(E) () Updates keep (+) customers/clients up to date on changes to your website. (F) (1) Also new product announcement (+2) and new related websites. (G) () (1) In reviews you can give opinions, (+2) advice (+3) and personal
recommendations (x) (1) on specific products (+2) or services related to your field.

(H) (x) In personal and Business, () uses blogs is a great way to keep track of your
goals and plans (x) just by open writing.

2. Analyze the first 5 clauses for their respective ideational meaning, textual meaning, and interpersonal meaning. Ideational Meaning 1. Blogs Existent 2. but have been Existential around Circ: Place become for so many years Circ: Time somewhat a new "craze". Attributive

have

recently Circ: Time Attributive: Intensive Is short for Identifying: Intensive

3. A Blog Token 4.

Web Log Value an online journal. Value

is Identifying: Intensive

basically Circ: Manner

5. They Actor

can be set up Material

at little to no cost at all Goal

Textual meaning 1. Blogs Topical Theme 2. but Conj. Theme have been around Rheme for so many years

have

recently

become Rheme

somewhat a new "craze".

3. A Blog Topical Theme

is

short for

Web Log

Rheme

4. is basically an online journal. Rheme

5. They Topical Theme

can

be set up

at little to no cost at all

Rheme

1.

Blogs have been around for many years Theme 1

but have recently become somewhat a new craze. Rheme 1 is basically an online journal. Rheme 2 and can be used for a wide variety of things. Rheme 3 while others tend to use their blogs for business reasons. Rheme 4

2.

A Blog is short for Web Log Theme 2

3.

They can be set up at little to no cost at all, Theme 3

4.

Some bloggers just blog for the fun of it, Theme 4

5.

The following Theme 5

are just a few ways blogs can be used: Rheme 5 Theme 1 Theme 2 Theme 3 Theme 4 Theme 5 Rheme 1 Rheme 2 Rheme 3 Rheme 4 Rheme 5

. Interpersonal Meaning 1. Blogs have Finit Subject e Mood have Finite Mood been Predicator around for so many years

Circ: adjunct Circ: adjunct Residue become somewhat a new "craze". Predicator Complement Residue

2. but

recently Mood Adjunct

3. A Blog

is Finit Subject e Mood

short for

Web Log

Predicator Complement Residue basically an online journal. Adjunct Complement Residue be set up Predicator at little to no cost at all Complement Residue

4. Finite Mood

is Predicator

5. They can Subject Finite Mood

3. As a teacher candidate, will you pick the text as a model? Why so/ why not so? Explain briefly your answer. Yes, because the text has simple Ideational, Textual, and Interpersonal Meaning. Although they are less varied and less challenging, I think it can be good examples for beginner students in learning functional grammar.