Introduction and Overview

Part Ⅰ：Orientation

1．Guiding Assumptions

General Assumptions

Methodological Assumptions

2．Fundamental Concepts

The Nature of a Grammar

The Nature of Grammatical Structure

Componentiality and Correspondence

Part Ⅱ：Semantic Structure

3．Cognitive Abilities

Mental Experience

Autonomous Processing

Focal Adjustments

Transformation

4．Domains

Types of Domains

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

Motion,Ordering,and Distance

5．Things

Profile and Base

Bounded Regions

An Abstract Characterization

Spatial Bounding and Shape

6．Atemporal Relations

Relational Profiles

Basic Conceptual Relations

Trajector and Landmark

7．Processes

The Temporal Profile

Perfective vs．Imperfective Processes

Dimensions of Complexity

Part Ⅲ：Grammatical Organization

8．Valence Relations

Correspondence

Profiling Within Constructions

Autonomy and Dependence

Constituency

Canonical Valence Relations

9．Symbolic Units

The Phonological Pole

The Semantic Pole

Symbolic Relationships

10．Categorization and Context

Complex Categories

Schematic Networks

Bipolar Networks

Context

11．Sanction and Distribution

Constructions and Distribution

Systemic Motivation

Actualization,Computation,and Analogy

12．Composition

Analyzability and Related Phenomena

Composition as Categorization

Conclusion and Preview

Glossary

References

Index