Harder Peter. Functional Semantics: A Theory of Meaning, Structure and Tense in English

Mouton de Gruyter, 1996. — xiv, 586 pages. — (Trends in Linguistics Studies and Monographs 87). — ISBN: 3-11-014941-9.MeaningMeaning and the pursuit of knowledge: the world behind the word
Meaning and cognition
Meaning in a functional perspective
Semantics and pragmatics in a functional theory of meaning
StructureThe functional basis of linguistic structure
Clause structure in a functional semantics
Conceptual meaning in a functional clause structure
Summary: function, structure, and autonomy
TenseThe meanings of tenses
Tense & Co: time reference in the simple clause
Beyond the simple clause