xiv Abbreviations
LIPOC Language Independent
Preferred Order of Con-
stituents
Lkr language of knowledge
representation
Llog logical language for logi-
cal reasoning.
Lur language of underlying
representations
M move; manner; message
MNLU Grammatical Module of
Natural Language User
NewTop New Topic
NLU Natural Language User
NVC non-verbal
communication
OSI Open Systems Intercon-
nection Reference Model
p.c. personal communication
P Participant in Speech
Event
p propositional content
P1 Predication-internal
clause-initial position
P2 External clause-initial
position
Pa addressee
PAddr addressee
Para Paragraph
POS positive
Pr Problem
PredFoc Predicate Focus
PrP Predicate Phrase
Ps speaker
PSp speaker
R Referential Act; relation-
ship
ResTop Resumed Topic
RL Representational Level
RP Referential Phrase
RST Rhetorical Structure
Theory
S Sentence; speaker
SDRS Segmented Discourse
Representation Structure
SET Setting(s)
SFG Systemic Functional
Grammar
SoA State of Affairs
ST Situation Theory
SubCat Subcategorization
SubTop Sub Topic
T Ascriptive Act; discourse
type
TT Textual Theme
u utterance
U utterance; discourse unit
UC Underlying Clause
UR Underlying Representa-
tions
UtterFoc Utterance Focus
WCF West Coast Functional-
ism
X Individual; proposition
x term variable