| Lemma | T |
|---|---|
| Categoria grammaticale | X |
| Lingua | inglese |
| Sigla | Dik (1989) |
| Titolo | The theory of functional grammar. Part I: the structure of the clause |
| Sinonimi | term (inglese) |
| Rinvii | entity (inglese) verbal interaction (inglese) |
| Traduzioni | |
| Citazioni | In accordance with our general view of verbal interaction, referring will here be interpreted as a pragmatic, cooperative action of a Speaker in a pattern of comminucation between Speaker and Addressee, according to the model:
(1) S refers A to E by means of T
Where T is some term, and E is some entity. Term formation rules produce term structures conforming to the following general schema:
(17) (Ωxi: Φ1 (xi): Φ2 (xi): … : Φn (xi))
in which Ω stands for one or more “term operators”, xi symbolizes the intended referent, and each Φ(xi) is a “predication open in xi” (i.e. a predicate frame of which all positions except that occupied by xi have been filled by term structures), which acts as a “restrictor” on the possible values that xi may have. |