In functional grammar, developed by Simon C. Dik, the lexicon plays a central role. Lexical items form the basic building blocks around which the structure of a clause is built. The papers presented in this volume concern five different aspects of the role of the lexicon in functional grammar.

1. Introduction; 2. Part 1. The Functional-Lexematic Model; 3. Methodological criteria for the elaboration of a functional lexicon-based grammar of the semantic domain of cognitive verbs (by Faber, Pamela); 4. A functional-lexematic description of the verbal core lexicon of the German language (by Calanas Continente, Jose-Antonio); 5. The compilation of a Spanish verbal lexicon based on functional-lexematic principles (by Felices Lago, Angel M.); 6. Cognitive abilities from a functional-lexematic perspective (by Fernandez Sanchez, Eulalio); 7. Meaning definitions and grammatical properties of predicates: Russian verbs of possession (by Rozina, Raissa); 8. Part 2. Predicate formation; 9. Support verb constructions as predicate formation (by Baron, Irene); 10. Predicate formation for French pseudo-reflexive constructions?: With special reference to the verbs referring to an affective process (by Francois, Jacques); 11. Causatives in Dutch and Swedish (by Tweehuysen, Rolandt); 12. Part 3. Collocations; 13. Enriching the Functional Grammar lexicon (by Butler, Christopher S.); 14. Treatment of senses and collocations in dictionaries: an issue for lexicology and lexicography (by Corda, Alessandra); 15. Part 4. Transitive verbs and the typology of States of Affairs; 16. A prototype approach to transitivity: its implications for the FG typology of SoAs (by Guerrero Medina, Pilar); 17. On some semantic, pragmatic and formal issues in the study of causative constructions (by Podolski, Ludmilla); 18. Part 5. The lexicon and the underlying structure of the clause; 19. The lexicon in FG and SFG: on the relation between syntax and semantics (by Garcia Velasco, Daniel); 20. Pronouns, adpositions, 'adverbs' and the lexicon (by Samuelsdorff, Paul O.); 21. The Dynamic Lexicon from a functional perspective (by Weigand, Hans); 22. List of contributors; 23. Index of names; 24. Subject index