Matthiessen (1995: 305):
Identifying clauses are interpreted as invariably effective here ⁵⁸
⁵⁸ This is a simplification: Identifying can also combine with middle — see Halliday (1967/8).
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To be clear, identifying clauses are only effective in agency if encoding or assigned. The least marked variant, unassigned decoding, is middle in agency.
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