The sentence may be easily diagrammed using the Reed-Kellog method; however,
I have no idea of how to do R-K on line.
Scott Catledge
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Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2008 10:29:12 +0900
From: John Curran <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Please analyse this - from John Curran
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Following is an article from yesterday's "The Japan Times". I gave it to a
couple of my adult classes here in Tokyo for discussion; for my students it
perhaps was a long rather difficult sentence - but interesting from the
current political position:
"Amid dismal approval ratings, Prime Minister Taro Aso is trying hard
these days to shed his public image as an aloof, rich politician from an
extremely wealthy family, perhaps with an eye toward appealing to voters
when the time comes to call an election".
I try to discuss parts of interesting newspaper articles and I encourage the
students to finish the rest of the article in their spare time.
Unfortunately most Japanese students read with a moving finger and pursed
lips and my objective is to try to encourage them to recognize the 'chunks'
of language from a mainly functional perspective. Chunks of language in the
form of noun groups (including their adjectivals), adverbials (Circumstances
in Systemic Functional Linguistic jargon) and etc. This is how I went about
analyzing the newspaper text:
Amid dismal approval ratings,
prepositional phrase, Circumstance - adverbial (how?),
Prime Minister Taro Aso
Noun group, subject, Participant (in Systemic Functional language)
is trying
predicate verb, present continuous verb, action Process (in Systemic
Functional language)
hard these days
adverbials,(Circumstances)
[[to shed his public image as an aloof, rich politician from an
extremely wealthy family]]
Complement (is trying what?) embedded clause functioning as a
Participant in Systemic Functional language.
perhaps with an eye toward appealing to voters when the time comes to
call an election
adverbial - Circumstance modifying the previous clause.
I read aloud with the students and ask them relevant wh? questions to elicit
the 'chunks' of language. Comments please on this? Has anybody the ability
to show this in Kellog Reed diagram form in the forum?
I like to see it diagrammed!
John
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style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Following is an article from yesterday’s =
“The
Japan Times”. I gave it to a couple of my adult classes here in =
<st1:place
w:st=3D"on"><st1:City w:st=3D"on">Tokyo</st1:City></st1:place> for =
discussion; for
my students it perhaps was a long rather difficult sentence - but =
interesting
from the current political position:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> “Amid dismal approval
ratings, Prime Minister Taro Aso is trying hard these days to shed his =
public
image as an aloof, rich politician from an extremely wealthy family, =
perhaps
with an eye toward appealing to voters when the time comes to call an =
election”.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I try to discuss parts of interesting newspaper =
articles and
I encourage the students to finish the rest of the article in their =
spare time.
Unfortunately most Japanese students read with a moving finger and =
pursed lips
and my objective is to try to encourage them to recognize the
‘chunks’ of language from a mainly functional perspective. =
Chunks
of language in the form of noun groups (including their adjectivals),
adverbials (Circumstances in Systemic Functional Linguistic jargon) and =
etc.
This is how I went about analyzing the newspaper =
text:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> Amid dismal approval =
ratings,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> prepositional phrase, Circumstance =
-
adverbial (how?), <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> Prime Minister Taro =
Aso<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> Noun group, subject, Participant =
(in
Systemic Functional language)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> is =
trying<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> predicate verb, present continuous =
verb,
action Process (in Systemic Functional =
language)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> hard these =
days<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> =
adverbials,(Circumstances)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> [[to shed his public image as an =
aloof,
rich politician from an extremely wealthy =
family]]<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> Complement (is trying =
what?)
embedded clause functioning as a Participant in Systemic Functional =
language.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> perhaps with an eye toward =
appealing to
voters when the time comes to call an =
election<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> adverbial – Circumstance =
modifying
the previous clause.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I read aloud with the students and ask them relevant =
wh?
questions to elicit the ‘chunks’ of language. Comments =
please on
this? Has anybody the ability to show this in Kellog Reed diagram =
form in
the forum?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I like to see it =
diagrammed!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> John<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
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