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chapter 1  introduction of functional syntax
  1.1  introduction
  1.2 the sydney grammar and the cardiff grammar
  1.3 functional syntactic categories
  1.4 functional syntactic relationships
  1.5 summary
  exercises
chapter 2 the clause: types and boundary markers
  2.1  introduction
  2.2 the clause: types
    2.2.1 the simple clause
    2.2.2 the coordinate clause
  2.3  the clause: boundary markers
    2.3.1 the binder
    2.3.2 the linker
    2.3.3 the punctuation mark
  2.4  summary
  exercises
chapter 3 elements and functions of the clause
  3.1  introduction
  3.2 elements of the clause
    3.2.1 the main verb
    3.2.2 the main verb extension
    3.2.3 the auxiliary verb
    3.2.4 the auxiliary extension
    3.2.5 the infinitive element
    3.2.6 the negator
    3.2.7 the operator
    3.2.8 the subject
    3.2.9 the let element
    3.2.10 the complement
    3.2.11 the adjunct
    3.2.12 the linker
    3.2.13 the binder
    3.2.14 the vocative
    3.2.15 the starter and the ender
  3.3  functions of the clause
    3.3.1 functions of the clause in the sentence
    3.3.2 functions of the clause in the clause
    3.3.3 functions of the clause in the nominal group
    3.3.4 functions of the clause in the quality group
    3.3.5 functions of the clause in the quantity group
    3.3.6 functions of the clause in the prepositional phrase
  3.4  summary
  exercises
chapter 4 elements and functions of the nominal group
  4.1  introduction
  4.2 elements of the nominal group
    4.2.1 the head
    4.2.2 the modifier
    4.2.3 the determiner
    4.2.4 the qualifier
    4.2.5 the linker
    4.2.6 the inferer
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chapter 5 elements and functions of the quality group
chapter 6 elements and functions of the quantity group
chapter 7 elements and functions of the prepositional phrase
chapter 8 elements and functions of the preposition group and the conjunction group
chapter 9 elements and functions of clusters
chapter 10 types and motivations of discontinuity
chapter 11 an overall analysis of clauses
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