Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Introduction 1
4. On the Intellectual Roots of Functionalism in Linguistics 9
5. Functional Explanation and its Uses 31
6. Structure and Function: A Niche-Constructional Approach 71
7. Toward a Thought-Based Linguistics 107
8. Changing Language 131
9. An Outline of Discourse Grammar 155
10. Towards an Experimental Functional Linguistics: Production 207
11. Acknowledgements 240
12. References 240
13. Index 247