1. Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. I-XVI I
2. Part One: Meaning
3. 1. Introduction 3
4. 2. Meaning and the pursuit of knowledge: the world behind the word 5
5. 3. Meaning and cognition 33
6. 4. Meaning in a functional perspective 79
7. 5. Semantics and pragmatics in a functional theory of meaning 127
8. Part Two: Structure
9. 1. Introduction 149
10. 2. The functional basis of linguistic structure 150
11. 3. Clause structure in a functional semantics 193
12. 4. Conceptual meaning in a functional clause structure 255
13. 5. Summary: function, structure, and autonomy 297
14. Part Three: Tense
15. 1. Introduction 313
16. 2. The meanings of tenses 315
17. 3. Tense & Co: time reference in the simple clause 391
18. 4. Beyond the simple clause 423
19. 5. Conclusion 497
20. Notes 505
21. References 533
22. Index of names 571
23. Index of subjects 577