Introduction and Overview 1
Part Ⅰ：Orientation 9
1．Guiding Assumptions 11
General Assumptions 11
Methodological Assumptions 31
2．Fundamental Concepts 56
The Nature of a Grammar 56
The Nature of Grammatical Structure 76
Componentiality and Correspondence 86
Part Ⅱ：Semantic Structure 97
3．Cognitive Abilities 99
Mental Experience 99
Autonomous Processing 109
Focal Adjustments 116
Transformation 138
4．Domains 147
Types of Domains 147
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias 154
Motion,Ordering,and Distance 166
5．Things 183
Profile and Base 183
Bounded Regions 189
An Abstract Characterization 197
Spatial Bounding and Shape 208
6．Atemporal Relations 214
Relational Profiles 214
Basic Conceptual Relations 222
Trajector and Landmark 231
7．Processes 244
The Temporal Profile 244
Perfective vs．Imperfective Processes 254
Dimensions of Complexity 267
Part Ⅲ：Grammatical Organization 275
8．Valence Relations 277
Correspondence 277
Profiling Within Constructions 288
Autonomy and Dependence 298
Constituency 310
Canonical Valence Relations 324
9．Symbolic Units 328
The Phonological Pole 328
The Semantic Pole 348
Symbolic Relationships 356
10．Categorization and Context 369
Complex Categories 369
Schematic Networks 377
Bipolar Networks 386
Context 401
11．Sanction and Distribution 409
Constructions and Distribution 409
Systemic Motivation 425
Actualization,Computation,and Analogy 437
12．Composition 448
Analyzability and Related Phenomena 448
Composition as Categorization 466
Conclusion and Preview 481
Glossary 485
References 495
Index 505