09 November 2024

Mistaking Interpersonal Semantics For Tenor

Doran, Martin & Herrington (2024: 190):

Importantly, these resources do not just occur in dialogue, but allow for different positions to be negotiated in monologue. This typically draws on resources of ENGAGEMENT and ATTITUDE, as different positions are put forward, supported, or rejected. Indeed, we saw an example of this above where the teacher said They’re not condensed. Here they drew on the negative not (disclaim: deny in Martin and White’s ENGAGEMENT system 2005), to reject the position that they are condensed.


Reviewer Comments:

Clearly, this is not tenor — 'who is taking part' — but the interpersonal semantics of monologic mode.

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