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Part 1 Functions and systems Lesson 1 Introduction: Functions and systems Lesson 2 Hierarchical ranking of units Lesson 3 Word Order: chain and choice Lesson 4 Word Groups: the structure of the clause Lesson 5 Functions of the sentence   Part 2 (a) Nominal Groups: Headwords and Modifiers Lesson 6 The structure of nominal groups Lesson 7 Post-modifiers Lesson 8 Rankshift and embedding   Part 2 (b) Deictic modifiers Lesson 9 Deictics Lesson 10 Pre-deictics Lesson 11 Post-deictics   Part 2 (c) Adjectives Lesson 12 Other modifying words - adjectives Lesson 13 Intrinsic attributes Lesson 14 Other classes of adjectives Lesson 15 Submodification of adjectives Lesson 16 Submodification of non-gradable adjectives: colours and classifiers Lesson 17 Participles as adjectives Lesson 18 Adverbial Submodification Lesson 19 Noun Modifiers Lesson 20 Logical sequence of adjectives & modifiers Lesson 21 Summary   Part 3 (a) Verbal Groups Lesson 22 The Structure of Verbal Groups Lesson 23 The Mood System Lesson 24 Finite and Non-finite verbs Lesson 25 The meaning of tense Lesson 26 Finite verb forms   Part 3 (b) Modality, Polarity and Emphasis Lesson 27 Modality Lesson 28 Summary of Modal Verb Functions Lesson 29 Polarity Lesson 30 Emphasis Lesson 31 Polar Emphasis: Summary   Part 3 (c) Secondary Tense and Aspect Lesson 32 Medial and Final Systems Lesson 33 The Meaning of Aspect Lesson 34 Conceptual Contrasts

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