Processes of Verbal Behaviour

Matthiessen (1995: 284):

Processes of verbal behaviour are on the borderline between verbal and behavioural; they can alternatively be interpreted as behavioural processes. They include:

speak, talk, argue, converse, confer, chat, chatter, gossip, yak

Blogger Comments:

To be clear, Halliday ± Matthiessen (1985, 1994, 2004, 2014) interpret these as behavioural, not verbal.