Functional domains
Functional domain Main areas
Apprehension and nomination Categorization systems, conceptual types
Concept modification Attribution, apposition
Quantification Quantification in reference, quantification in predication
Reference Determination (incl. deixis), reference tracking
possession Possession in reference, possessive predication, possession and participation
Space construction Orientation points, local relations, spatial regions, spatial and gestalt properties of objects
Predication Characterization, existence/placement, participation
Design of situations Aspectuality, classes of situations, modification of situations
Temporal orientation Absolute time, temporal relation
Illocution and modality Declaration, question, exclamation, request and command, hortatory, monitory, obligation, volition, possibility, evidential, shading
Contrasting Negation, comparison, gradation
Nexion Semantic coordination, semantic subordination
Articulation of discourse Discourse structure, Functional Sentence Perspective