Theory and Practice in Functional-Cognitive Space -- Editorial page -- Title page -- LCC data -- Table of contents -- Plotting functional-cognitive space -- 1. Preliminary remarks -- 2. On the notion of functional-cognitive space -- 3. The contributions in this volume -- 3.1 Contributions using Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) -- 3.2 Contributions using Functional Discourse Grammar (FDG) -- 3.3 Contributions using Role and Reference Grammar (RRG) -- 3.4 Contributions using a cognitivist theory -- 4. A final overview of this book and concluding remarks -- References -- Part I. Systemic Functional linguistics -- Giving it my best shot: Towards a coherent functional analysis of metaphorically-derived processes -- 1. Participant Roles, metaphor and light verbs -- 2. The case of "give" -- 2.1 The aim of this chapter -- 2.2 Prototypical give -- 2.3 Identifying "give" as a relational process -- 3. Departures from the prototype -- 3.1 Departure 1: Possessed = [+ inalienable] -- 3.2 Departure 2: given entity =[ +abstract], giver = ± human] -- 3.3 Departure 3: Semiotic giving in acts of communication -- 3.4 Speech Act verbs -- 3. 5 Departure 4: Clear light verb constructions with "give" -- 3.6 Final departures -- 4. Conclusions -- References -- The cultural classification of 'things': Towards a comprehensive system network for English noun senses -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The place of the network in the overall model of language -- 2.1 The components of a model of language -- 2.2 Above language: The relationship between a system network for noun senses and an ontology of objects -- 3. The functions and structure of a system network for noun senses -- 3.1 The two major functions of the system network -- 3.2 The structure and scope of the system network -- 3.2.1 The overall structure: two ways of representing the system network.

3.2.2 The size and semantic scope of the system network -- 3.2.3 The principles underlying the system network -- 3.3 The central roles of probabilities in the system network -- 3.4 The problem of the 'count' versus 'mass' distinction and related matters -- 3.4.1 The problem of 'count' versus 'mass' -- 3.4.2 Two further problems with 'mass' versus 'count' as a primary system -- 3.4.3 The solution to these apparent problems -- 3.4.4 Long thin things and other such grammatically realized categories -- 3.5 Some important non-taxonomic features in the system network -- 3.6 Other types of meaning in the network: Affective, register and dialect -- 4. Summary and conclusions -- References -- An interpersonal study of the leading hotels of the world: A systemic-functional social-semiotic approach -- 1. Introduction -- 2. SFG and Visual Social Semiotics -- 3. The analysis of the interpersonal/interactive meaning -- 3.1 Methodology. Some troubleshooting aspects -- 3.2 Interpersonal options in verbal language -- 3.3 Interactive choices in the photographs -- 4. Conclusion: The co-deployment of images and words -- References -- Theme and variations -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Introduction to the data -- 2.1 Selection of the data - principles adopted -- 2.2 Description of the data -- 2.3 Ordering of specific text extracts -- 3. Introduction to the thematic analysis -- 3.1 What sorts of meanings occur at the beginnings of clauses? -- 3.2 How much of a clause counts as the beginning? -- 3.3 A further variation in approach -- 4. The thematic distribution of references to interactants -- 4.1 The overall frequency of references to interactants -- 4.2 The thematic distribution of interactant references according to the A cut-off point -- 4.3 The thematic distribution of interactant references according to the B cut-off point.

5. Theme, interactants, and grammatical metaphor -- 5.1 Interpersonal grammatical metaphor -- 5.2 Interpersonal grammatical metaphor in Theme -- 5.3 Interpersonal framing and Biber's Dimension 1 -- 6. Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Part II. Functional Discourse Grammar -- Modification as a propositional act -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The actional status of modification -- 3. Modifiers used in Subacts of Modification -- 3.1 Modifiers used in classifying Subacts of Modification: Classifying modifiers -- 3.2 Modifiers used in qualifying Subacts of Modification: Qualifying modifiers -- 3.3 Modifiers used in quantifying Subacts of Modification: Quantifying modifiers -- 3.4 Modifiers used in localizing/anchoring Subacts of Modification: Localizing/anchoring modifiers -- 3.5 Modifiers used in discourse-referential Subacts of Modification: Discourse-referential modifiers -- 4. Modifiers in attitudinal Subacts of Modification -- 5. Summary and conclusion -- References -- Derivational morphology in Functional Discourse Grammar -- 1. Introduction -- 2. FDG: General architecture -- 3. Derivational morphology -- 4. Derivational morphology in FDG -- 4.1 General principles -- 4.2 Some applications -- 4.2.1 Synthetic compounding -- 4.2.2 Affixation: "-ize" -- 4.2.3 Quantitative valency-changing operations -- 4.2.4 Qualitative valency changes -- 5. Conclusion -- References -- "Agreement" as a perspectivizing device in discourse: The view from French -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1 "Cross-reference" vs. "agreement" -- 2. Discourse- and semantic-oriented accounts of "agreement" -- 3. The sensitivity of agreement phenomena to factors relating to different levels in the FDG model -- 3.1 The Interpersonal level -- 3.2 The Morphosyntactic Level.

3.3 The Conceptual component: Speaker's conceptualisation of the topic (the notion of "referential perspective" superimposed by certain agreement targets) -- 3.4 The Representational Level -- 3.5 The Contextual and Conceptual components -- 4. Towards a derivation of certain French agreement configurations within the FDG model -- 5. Taking stock: Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Appendix -- Part III. Role and Reference Grammar -- Interfacing the lexicon and an ontology in a linking system -- 1. The framework -- 2. Interfacing the lexicon and the ontology -- 2.1 Challenging the notion of LSs -- 2.2 Looking at the lexicon from an ontology: The notion of CLS -- 3. Constructional schemas -- 4. The grammaticon in an ontological framework -- 5. Conclusions -- References -- From directionals to telics Meaning construction, word-formation and grammaticalization in Role and Reference Grammar -- 1. Aims, methodology and theoretical background -- 2. Preverbs in Old English -- 3. A comparison with Sanskrit, Gothic and Old Icelandic preverbs -- 4. Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Part IV. Cognitively-oriented and construction-based approaches -- Cognitive functionalism in language education -- 1. Cognitive functionalism -- 2. Syntactic structure: Word order and dependency geometry -- 3. Language education -- References -- "That's so a construction!" Some reflections on innovative uses of "so" in p resent-day English -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Some working assumptions on the category of degree, subjectivity and metonymy -- 3. A fine-grained analysis of the "X is so N" construction in contemporary English -- 3.1 so-CELEBRITY -- 3.2 so-PROPER NAME -- 3.3 so-BRAND NAME -- 3.4 so-COMPANY NAME -- 3.5 so-TIME -- 3.6 so-MONEY -- 3.7 so-PLACE -- 3.8 so-MUSIC -- 3.9 so-SPORT -- 3.10 so-BODY PART -- 3.11 so-ANIMAL -- 3.12 so-FOOD.

3.13 so-CLOTHES -- 3.14 so-INSTITUTION -- 3.15 so-SPECIFIC INSTITUTION -- 3.16 so-EVENT -- 3.17 so-TV SHOW -- 4. Closing remarks -- References -- Constructing discourse and discourse constructions -- 1. Introduction -- 2. A typology of cognitive models -- 3. Constructions -- 4. Discourse constructions -- 5. Constructing discourse -- 6. Conclusion -- References -- Name index -- Term index.