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Additional Categorization 
Additional categorization can be opportune, depending on the context as well as special 
syntactical forms. 
Passive/Inactive Voice 
”The Warrior couldn’t be stopped (Passive).” (WWF, p.22) 
Phrases that refer to the logical subject of the communication and at the same time put it in the 
object role can (facultatively) also be incorporated into the ”Passive”-categorization: 
”... no treaty provision and no principle of law denied (Passive) Germany (...) the right of self-
defense.” (IMT-USA, p.421) 
”... clotheslines and reverse chops – all of which took their toll (Passive) on Slaughter.”

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Moods 
Statements vary in mood. If they are not simply declarative (indicative mood) additional 
categorization may be necessary. If it is omitted, the influence those moods have on valence 
should nevertheless be taken into account.
There are several distinct moods: The interrogative mood, expressing commands or prohibitions, 
the optative mood, expressing a wish, the subjunctive mood, expressing doubt or uncertainty, 
particularly in subordinate clauses: the obligative mood, expressing compulsion (with modal 
auxiliaries like ”will”, ”must”, ”ought”, ”may”, ”can” etc.). 
Idioms 
Sometimes idiomatic expressions prevent coding: 
”This time he had it up to his ears with Sherri’s insults.” (WWF, p.24) 
Discretionary Rules for Special Text-Types 
Descriptions of Fights in Professional Wrestling 
In the chapter on valence, there was already mention of one uncommon feature of such material – 
the zero point for valence shifts from the negative to the neutral (Schmid, 1999). Another feature 
consists in describing moves instead of actors: 
”Kicks and forearms rained down (DAV) on the Warrior’s back, damaging (IAV) it even further.” 
(WWF, p.23) 
”... a flying shoulderblock that nearly knocked (DAV) him out of his pointed boots.” (WWF, p.24) 
”An Irish Whip sent (IAV) him crashing to the cement floor.” (WWF, p.22)