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 |