Cosmogonic Myth Through Systemic Functional Linguistics [11]

Genesis (1:12):

12. And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

Blogger Comments:

From the perspective of Systemic Functional Linguistic theory, this symbolism from Abrahamic mythology can be interpreted as further construing the genesis of construing experience as meaning through language.

In the final clause nexus of this verse, the creator of meaning cognitively projects the ascription of a positive value (attitude) to phenomena:

and	God	saw	that	it	was	good
1			'	2
	Senser	Process: mental: cognitive		Carrier	Process: attributive	Attribute

which continues the ascription of interpersonal values (attitudes) to experiential phenomena; cf the notion of 'categorising on value' in the neuroscientific theory (TNGS) of Edelman (1992).

Cosmogonic Myth Through Systemic Functional Linguistics [10]

Genesis (1:11):

11. And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.

Blogger Comments:

From the perspective of Systemic Functional Linguistic theory, this symbolism from Abrahamic mythology can be interpreted as further construing the genesis of construing experience as meaning through language.

Here again the creator of meaning verbally projects a proposal for phenomena to be created:

and	God	said		let	the earth	bring forth	grass and the fruit tree	upon the earth
1			"	2
	Sayer	Process: verbal		Process:	Actor	material: creative	Goal	Location

That is to say, the creation of phenomena is again construed as a linguistic construal of experience, made by the creator of meaning.

Cosmogonic Myth Through Systemic Functional Linguistics [9]

Genesis (1:10):

10. And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.

Blogger Comments:

From the perspective of Systemic Functional Linguistic theory, this symbolism from Abrahamic mythology can be interpreted as further construing the genesis of construing experience as meaning through language.

This tenth verse continues the construal of the stratification of linguistic content into two levels of symbolic abstraction: meaning and wording.  In the first clause, the creator of meaning verbally assigns a relation of symbolic identity that encodes the meaning the dry land by reference to the wording Earth:

and	God	called	the dry land	Earth
	Assigner	Process: identifying	Identified Value	Identifier Token

and in the second clause, the creator of meaning verbally assigns a relation of symbolic identity that encodes the meaning the gathering together of the waters by reference to the wording the Seas:

and	the gathering together of the waters	called	he	the Seas
	Identified Value	Process: identifying	Assigner	Identifier Token

and in the final clause nexus, the creator of meaning cognitively projects the ascription of a positive value (attitude) to the phenomena:

and	God	saw	that	it	was	good
1			'	2
	Senser	Process: mental: cognitive		Carrier	Process: attributive	Attribute

which continues the ascription of interpersonal values (attitudes) to experiential phenomena; cf the notion of 'categorising on value' in the neuroscientific theory (TNGS) of Edelman (1992).

Cosmogonic Myth Through Systemic Functional Linguistics [8]

Genesis (1:9):

9. And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.

Blogger Comments:

From the perspective of Systemic Functional Linguistic theory, this symbolism from Abrahamic mythology can be interpreted as further construing the genesis of construing experience as meaning through language.

Here again the creator of meaning verbally projects proposals for the location of one phenomenon and the coming into being of another:

And God said	Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together in one place	and let the dry land appear
1	" 2
	1	+ 2

The first projected proposal locates a phenomenon:

let	the waters under heaven	be gathered together	unto one place
Process:	Carrier	attributive	locational Attribute	('phased being' perspective)
	Goal	material	Location	('happening' perspective)

and the second brings the opposite phenomenon (or distinction) into being:

and	let	the dry land	appear
	Process:	Existent	existential	('phased being' perspective)
		Goal	material: creative	('happening' perspective)

That is to say, the phenomena of experience are again construed as linguistic construals of experience, made by the creator of meaning.

Cosmogonic Myth Through Systemic Functional Linguistics [7]

Genesis (1:8):

8. And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.

Blogger Comments:

From the perspective of Systemic Functional Linguistic theory, this symbolism from Abrahamic mythology can be interpreted as further construing the genesis of construing experience as meaning through language.

This eighth verse continues the construal of the stratification of linguistic content into two levels of symbolic abstraction: meaning and wording.  In the first clause, the creator of meaning verbally assigns a relation of symbolic identity that encodes the meaning firmament by reference to the wording heaven:

and	God	called	the firmament	Heaven
	Assigner	Process: identifying	Identified Value	Identifier Token

Cosmogonic Myth Through Systemic Functional Linguistics [6]

Genesis (1:6):

6. And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.

Blogger Comments:

From the perspective of Systemic Functional Linguistic theory, this symbolism from Abrahamic mythology can be interpreted as further construing the genesis of construing experience as meaning through language.

Here again the creator of meaning verbally projects a proposal for a phenomenon to exist:

And God said	Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters	and let it divide the waters from the waters
1	" 2
	1	+ 2

let	there	be	firmament	in the midst of the waters
2
Process:		existential	Existent	Location

That is to say, the phenomena of experience are again construed as linguistic construals of experience, made by the creator of meaning.

Cosmogonic Myth Through Systemic Functional Linguistics [5]

Genesis (1:5):

5. God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.

Blogger Comments:

From the perspective of Systemic Functional Linguistic theory, this symbolism from Abrahamic mythology can be interpreted as further construing the genesis of construing experience as meaning through language.

This fifth verse construes the stratification of linguistic content into two levels of symbolic abstraction: meaning and wording.

In the first clause, the creator of meaning verbally assigns a relation of symbolic identity that encodes the meaning the light by reference to the wording day:

God	called	the light	Day
Assigner	Process: identifying: symbol	Identified Value	Identifier Token

In the second clause, the creator of meaning verbally assigns a relation of symbolic identity that encodes the meaning the darkness by reference to the wording night:

and	the darkness	he	called	Night
	Identified Value	Assigner	Process: identifying: symbol	Identifier Token