PREFACE 11 // LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS 13 // 1 INTRODUCTION 15 // 1.1 Subject of the Study 15 // 1.2 Texts Analyzed 16 // 2 LIMITS OF THE TEXT UNDER ANALYSIS 19 // 2.1 General Remarks 19 // 2.2 Limits of the Novel as a Specific Type of Text 19 // 2.2.1 Language of Prose Fiction 20 // 2.2.2 Literary Dialogue 21 // 2.3 Limits of Translation 24 // 3 ORGANIZATION OF THE ANALYSIS 27 // 4 INTRODUCTION TO THE THEORY OF FUNCTIONAL SENTENCE PERSPECTIVE (ESP) 31 // 4.1 General Outline of the ’1 heory of ESP 31 // 4.2 Four Factors of Functional Sentence Perspective 32 // 4.2.1 Linearity 32 // 4.2.2 Context 33 // 4.2.3 Semantics 34 // 4.2.4 Intonation 35 // 4.2.5 The Interplay of FSP Factors 35 // I. THE VERB 37 // 5 THE VERB FROM THE GRAMMATICAL POINT OF VIEW 37 // 5.1 Grammatical Classes of Verbs 37 // 5.2 Finite versus Non-finite Verb Phrases 39 // 5.3 Verb Complementation 39 // 5.4 Passive Voice 40 // 5.5 Shift from the Grammatical to the FSP Function 41 // 6 THE VERB FROM THE VIEWPOINT OF FSP 43 // 6.1. The Verb as a Communicative Unit 43 // 6.2 lhe Verb and Dynamic Semantic Functions 45 // 7 THE VERB IN FIGURES 47 // 7.1 Comments on the Organization of the Graphs // used in the Study 47 // 7.2 Graphs 1 and 2 and their Interpretation 48 // 7.3 Graphs 3 and 4 and their Interpretation 50 // 7.4 Graphs 5 and 6 and their Interpretation 53 // 8 THEMATIC VERBS 59 // 8.1. Questions 60 // 8.1.1 General FSP Remarks on Questions 61 // 8.1.1.1 Hallidays Approach versus Mathesius’ Approach 62 // 8.1.1.2 Firbas’ Approach 62 // 8.1.1.3 FSP of Questions Demonstrated within the Framework // of the Present Analysis 63 // 8.1.2 Questions in the Present Analysis and their // Common Features in English and Czech 64 // 8.1.2.1 Briefly on Non-thematic NCs 65 // 8.1.2.2 Thematic NCs 66 // 8.2 Answers 69 // 8.2.1 FSP of Answers within the Framework of the Present Analysis 70 //
8.2.2 Polarity 72 // 8.2.2.1 General FSP Remarks on Polarity 73 // 8.2.2.2 Distinctive Means of Negation in Analyzed Languages 74 // 8.2.2.3 Polarity in Answers to Yes/No Questions within the Framework // of the Present Analysis 75 // 8.2.2.4 Additional Comments on Polarity 78 // 8.3 Summary 79 // 9 RHEMATIC VERBS 81 // 9.1 General Remarks 82 // 9.2 Specific Features of the Verbs Performing the FSP // Function of the Rheme in the Analyzed Excerpts 83 // 9.2.1 Syntactic-semantic Characteristics of the Rhematic Verb 83 // 9.2.2 Verbs Denoting Direction Proposed by the Relevant Prefix 86 // 9.2.3 Verbs Denoting Body Movements 87 // 9.2.4 Outline of Distribution of Rhematic Predicates 88 // 9.3 Summary 89 // 10 VERBS ON THE SCALES OF DYNAMIC // SEMANTIC FUNCTIONS 91 // 10.1 General Remarks on Dynamic Semantic // Functions Performed by the Verb 91 // 10.2 The Occurrence of Verbs with Respect to Dynamic // Semantic Function Performed 93 // 10.3 Further Comments on the Implementations of the Presentation Scale 94 // 10.3.1 Verbs Expressing the Notion of Appearance/Existence // on the Scene Explicitly 95 // 10.3.1.1 Verbs of Existence within the Existential Construction 95 // 10.3.1.2 Adverbial + Verb of Existence/Appearance + Phenomenon 98 // 10.3.2 Verbs Expressing the Notion of Appearance/Existence // on the Scene Implicitly 99 // 10.3.3 Existence/Appearance on the Scene // through the Verbs of Perception 104 // 10.3.4 Existence/Appearance on the Scene through // the English Verb I K seem 107 // 10.3.5 Existence/Appearance on the Scene through Reporting Verbs 109 // 10.4 Summary 115 // II. AESTHETIC FUNCTION OF THE TEXT 117 // 11 SEMANTIC, FSP AND SYNTACTIC // ANALYSIS OF ‘MEANING FOCUS’ 117 // 11.1 Previous Contributions to the Field 117 // 11.2 Explosive Meaning Focus 119 // 11.2.1 Semantic Approach 120 // 11.2.2 FSP Approach 122 //
11.3 Supporting Semantic Phenomenon 126 // 11.3.1 Semantic Approach 126 // 11.3.2 FSP Approach 128 // 11.3.3 Syntactic Approach 131 // 11.4 Summary 132 // 12 FSP FACTORS ANT) MARKEDNESS // AS THEIR INHERENT CHARACTERISTICS 135 // 12.1 Intonation 136 // 12.2 Linear Arrangement 138 // 12.3 Semantic Factor 141 // 12.4 Contextual Factor 143 // 12.5 Summary 152 // 13 CONCLUSION 149 // 13.1 Thematic Verbs Revisited 149 // 13.2 Rhematic Verbs Revisited 150 // 13.3 Verbs on the Scales of Dynamic Semantic // Functions Revisited 151 // 13.4 Meaning Focus Revisited 152 // 13.5 Markedness of FSP Factors Operation Revisited 153 // 13.6 A Final Word 153 // RESUMÉ 155 // LITERATURE 161 // Primary sources 161 // Bibliography 161 // INDEX 167 // APPENDICES 171 // APPENDIX 1 (CORPUS OF’ ANALYZED TEXT’S) 173 // TEXT 1 173 // TEXT 2 182 // APPENDIX 2 (CHARTS OF FSP ANALYSES) 193 // CHART 1 - FSP ANALYSIS OF THE CZECH TEXT/ KRAKATIT (KCX) 193 // Cl 1ART 2 FSP ANALYSIS OF THE ENGLISH TEXT // AN ATOMIC PHANTASY (KAA) 253