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Navigating Linguistic Circumstances: A Comprehensive Study

Explore the nuances of spatial and temporal extent, location, manner, and causality in language. Understand the role of attributes, agencies, and contingencies in communication. Dive deep into the complexities of linguistic structures.

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Navigating Linguistic Circumstances: A Comprehensive Study

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  1. CIRCUMSTANCES

  2. He goes to church every Sunday. extent: spatial extent: temporal

  3. A hundred miles above him a lark was singing. Location: spatial I had the privilege to meet her in person last month. location: temporal LOCATION OR BENEFICIARY? She sent a parcel to New York. LOCATION She sent a parcel to her aunt. She sent her aunt a parcel. BENEFICIARY

  4. He goes by taxi. Manner: means He loved her madly! / truly! / deeply! manner: quality He was jumping around like a monkey on a roof manner: comparison

  5. MANNER: quality OR ATTRIBUTE? Last year went by faster Last year went by. MANNER This car is faster ATTRIBUTE MANNER: means OR AGENT? He was elected president by the committee. The committee elected him president AGENT He was elected president by the application of a new electronic system. MANNER: MEANS

  6. The sheep died of thirst. cause: reason He went to the shop for cigarettes. cause: purpose He went to the shop for his mother. cause: behalf

  7. She managed to carry the parcel without any help. contingency: condition In spite of the strong wind the game was not cancelled. contingency: concession In the absence of definite proof, he was found not-guilty. contingency: default

  8. I left work without my briefcase. accompaniment: comitative She bought a new dress as well as a new pair of shoes. accompaniment: additive

  9. He lived a quiet life as a beekeeper. role: guise Cut the onions into cubes/into slices role: product

  10. This book is talking about Functional Grammar matter According to Manuel Cecco, there are two types of definition. angle

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