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25 November 2021

Overall Assessment

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Blogger Comments : Doran's paper is not concerned with modelling language , but with modelling one aspect of theory : SFL's model of...
18 October 2021

[45] Some Problems With Non-Iterative/Non-Nuclear/Linear Structures

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Doran (2021): Blogger Comments : To be clear, here Doran is looking for structures that fit the combination of factors that specify the last...
17 October 2021

[44] The Problem With Non-Linear/Non-Nuclear/Non-Iterative Structures

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Doran (2021): Blogger Comments : To be clear, the additional claim here is that the previously top-right empty cell — the intersection of th...
16 October 2021

[43] Problems With 'Univariate', 'Covariate (Non-Structural)' And 'Subjacent'

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Doran (2021): Blogger Comments : To be clear, the additional claims here are that parataxis, hypotaxis and phoric covariate are univariate s...
15 October 2021

[42] Self-Contradiction: Multivariate As Nuclear

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Doran (2021):   Blogger Comments : [1] To be clear, here Doran limits multivariate structure to experiential structures without repeated ele...
14 October 2021

[41] The Variations In Structure Afforded By Doran's 3 Factors

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Doran (2021): Blogger Comments : [1] To be clear, this table presents the four cells of the preceding table as 'iterative'. In the c...
13 October 2021

[40] Problems With Linearity x Nuclearity

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Doran (2021): Blogger Comments : [1] To be clear, the top left cell of the table, [ non -nuclear, non-linear], ' parataxis ', has no...
12 October 2021

[39] Problems With The Factors Of Covariate Structures

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Doran (2021): Blogger Comments : [1] To be clear, as previously demonstrated, Doran's linearity corresponds to the relation between sate...
11 October 2021

[38] Problems With Lexical Relations As Structures

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Doran (2021): Blogger Comments : [1] To be clear, 'lexical relations' refers to Martin's (1992) system of IDEATION , which is hi...
10 October 2021

[37] The Problem With Covariate Structures

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Doran (2021): Blogger Comments : [1] To be clear, on the basis of Martin's term 'discourse semantics', Doran here presents the d...
09 October 2021

[36] The Non-Structural Relations Of Cohesion

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Doran (2021): Blogger Comments : [1] To be clear, because cohesive relations are non-structural, they do not qualify as a type of structure....
08 October 2021

[35] Cohesive Relations / Covariate Structures

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Doran (2021): Blogger Comments : [1] To be clear, because cohesive relations are non-structural, it is theoretically inconsistent to include...
07 October 2021

[34] Problems With The Three Factors: Iteration, Nuclearity And Linearity

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Doran (2021): Blogger Comments : [1] To be clear, as previously demonstrated: 'iteration' confuses multiple occurrences of multivari...
06 October 2021

[33] The Basis Of Doran's Nuclearity vs Linearity Distinction

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Doran (2021): Blogger Comments : [1] To be clear, although it is not acknowledged here, Doran's distinction between nuclearity (nuclear ...
05 October 2021

[32] Some Problems With Doran's Notion Of Linear Dependency

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Doran (2021): Blogger Comments : [1] To be clear, in the experiential structure of the nominal group, 'the Classifier indicates a partic...
04 October 2021

[31] Some Problems With Doran's Notion Of Nuclear Dependency

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Doran (2021): Blogger Comments : [1] To be clear, before Doran, Halliday (1985: 167) identified the Thing as 'the semantic core of the ...
03 October 2021

[30] Recapping And Looking Ahead

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Doran (2021): Blogger Comments : To recap, as previously demonstrated: Martin's orbital interpretation is a  univariate representation  ...
02 October 2021

[29] Misconstruing Orbital Structure As Not Multivariate

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Doran (2021): Blogger Comments : [1] To be clear, here Doran misconstrues Martin's two different ways of representing one  type of stru...
01 October 2021

[28] Martin's Orbital Model As Univariate Representation Of A Multivariate Structure

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Doran (2021): Blogger Comments : To be clear, Martin's orbital interpretation is a univariate representation of a multivariate structur...
30 September 2021

[27] Misrepresenting Halliday's Explanation of Ergative Nuclearity As Doran's Argument For Martin's Orbital Structure Model

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Doran (2021): Blogger Comments : [1] This is misleading in two ways. Firstly, Doran falsely presents Halliday's ideas as if they were hi...
29 September 2021

[26] Problems With Martin's Orbital Model Of Experiential Structure

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Doran (2021): Blogger Comments : [1] To be clear, Martin (1996) misunderstands Halliday (1985, 1994) and Matthiessen (1995) by misconstruing...
28 September 2021

[25] Martin's Orbital And Serial Structures

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Doran (2021): Blogger Comments : [1] To be clear, before Matthiessen (1995), Martin's (1992: 22) model was: and after Matthiessen (1995)...
27 September 2021

[24] The Nuclear Model Of Clause Transitivity

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Doran (2021): Blogger Comments : [1] To be clear, in this early, first exploration of structure types by metafunction, Halliday (1979) consi...