I-XIV -- PART I: SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Adverbial clauses: Definitions and classifications -- PART II: DESCRIPTION -- 3. Semantic categories -- 3. Semantic categories. 3.1. Clauses of place -- 3. Semantic categories. 3.2. Clauses of time -- 3. Semantic categories. 3.3. Clauses of condition -- 3. Semantic categories. 3.4. Clauses of restriction -- 3. Semantic categories. 3.5. Clauses of exception -- 3. Semantic categories. 3.6. Clauses of comparison -- 3. Semantic categories. 3.7. Clauses of preference -- 3. Semantic categories. 3.8. Clauses of concession -- 3. Semantic categories. 3.9. Clauses of reason -- 3. Semantic categories. 3.10. Clauses of purpose and prevention -- 3. Semantic categories. 3.11. Clauses of result -- Clauses of means -- 3. Semantic categories. 3.13. C lauses of accompanying circumstance -- PART III: ANALYSIS -- 4. Variability of patterns -- 5. Summary and conclusion -- Appendix: The database -- Notes -- References -- Maps -- Author Index -- General Index