I-XVI -- Part One: Meaning -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Meaning and the pursuit of knowledge: the world behind the word -- 3. Meaning and cognition -- 4. Meaning in a functional perspective -- 5. Semantics and pragmatics in a functional theory of meaning -- Part Two: Structure -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The functional basis of linguistic structure -- 3. Clause structure in a functional semantics -- 4. Conceptual meaning in a functional clause structure -- 5. Summary: function, structure, and autonomy -- Part Three: Tense -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The meanings of tenses -- 3. Tense & Co: time reference in the simple clause -- 4. Beyond the simple clause -- 5. Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Index of names -- Index of subjects