Frontmatter -- 0. Introduction -- 1. Some basic principles of Functional Grammar -- 2. The sample -- 3. Non-verbal predication -- 4. Parts of speech -- 5. A classification of non-verbal predications -- 6. Non-verbal predicability -- 7. Alternatives for non-verbal predications -- 8. The expression of non-verbal predications -- 9. Systems of non-verbal predication -- 10. Copularization -- 11. Auxiliarization -- 12. Conclusion -- References -- Index of languages -- Index of names -- Index of subjects