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Table 1 Circumstantial meanings by ideational structure and semantic type

From: Circumstantiation: taking a broader look at circumstantial meanings

 

Type of structure at lexicogrammatical stratum

Circumstantial meaning

1. I was really hungry//when I ate dinner

clause (hypotactic enhancing)

Location: time

2. My birthday is tomorrow

Participant (Token)

Location: time

3. The letter is on the mantelpiece

Participant (Attribute: Circumstance)

Location: place

4. It’s really hot in here

Circumstance

Location: place

5. I sped home as fast as I could

Process

Manner: quality

6. The book on the table belongs to me

Qualifier

Location: place

7. A marked gap exists in the literature (1) on oral communication skills (2) in the accountancy workplace

Qualifier within Qualifier

1. Matter

2. Location: place