| Lemma | satellite |
|---|---|
| Categoria grammaticale | N |
| Lingua | inglese |
| Sigla | Dik (1989) |
| Titolo | The theory of functional grammar. Part I: the structure of the clause |
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| Citazioni | (5) Past[[give(John)(the book)(to the libr.)](in the
library)]
[…] terms which provide further information, such as (in the library) in (5), are called “satellites”. “Satellites” are not […] required by the predicate; they give optional further information pertaining to additional features of the SoA [state of affairs] (Level 1), the location of the SoA (Level 2), the speaker’s attitude towards or evaluation of the propositional content (Level 3), or the character of the speech act (Level 4). • Satellites are always optional additions to the SoA [state of affairs]. When the satellite is not specified, we do not feel that something is missing which should be reconstructed on the basis of context and situation. |