Theory and Practice in Functional-Cognitive Space - Gómez González, María de los Ángeles (John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2014)
2. Introduction to the data
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 processes1. 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
ReferencesThe 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 network3.2.3 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