Process types
| Process type | Features | Examples (process and participants are in bold) |
|---|---|---|
| Material | Related to outer experience, actions and events which happen | He (actor) wins the game (goal) |
| Mental | Related to the inner experience (hate, like) | He (senser) feels thrilled (phenomenon) |
| Relational (identifying) | Related to the identification of the entity (Y is the identity of X) | He (identifier/token) is a businessman (identified/value) (X is Y) |
| Intensive: X is Y | The bag is hers. (X has Y) | |
| Possessive: X has Y | ||
| Circumstantial: X is at Y | Tomorrow is a feast (X is at Y) | |
| Relational (classifying/attributive) | Related to characterizing the entity (Y is an attribute of X) | Every girl (carrier) is American (attribute). (X is Y) |
| Intensive: X is Y | The girl has a guitar (X has Y) | |
| Possessive: X has Y | The feast will be next month (X is at Y) | |
| Circumstantial: X is at Y | ||
| Behavioral | Related to outer manifestations | I (behaver) am smiling/sleeping |
| Verbal | Related to saying or meaning | He (sayer) tells us his story |
| Existential | Related to the being of an entity | There is justice (existent) |
| Process type | Features | Examples (process and participants are in bold) |
|---|---|---|
| Material | Related to outer experience, actions and events which happen | He (actor) wins the game (goal) |
| Mental | Related to the inner experience (hate, like) | He (senser) feels thrilled (phenomenon) |
| Relational (identifying) | Related to the identification of the entity (Y is the identity of X) | He (identifier/token) is a businessman (identified/value) (X is Y) |
| Intensive: X is Y | The bag is hers. (X has Y) | |
| Possessive: X has Y | ||
| Circumstantial: X is at Y | Tomorrow is a feast (X is at Y) | |
| Relational (classifying/attributive) | Related to characterizing the entity (Y is an attribute of X) | Every girl (carrier) is American (attribute). (X is Y) |
| Intensive: X is Y | The girl has a guitar (X has Y) | |
| Possessive: X has Y | The feast will be next month (X is at Y) | |
| Circumstantial: X is at Y | ||
| Behavioral | Related to outer manifestations | I (behaver) am smiling/sleeping |
| Verbal | Related to saying or meaning | He (sayer) tells us his story |
| Existential | Related to the being of an entity | There is justice (existent) |
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