Strata and domains of locative circumstance

Abstract:

Locative circumstance,as semantic representation of locative meta-experience,is mainly construed by locative prepositional phrases in lexicogrammatical strata.Locative circumstance displays different strata of discursive modes from the perspective of language strata while locative circumstance displays multiple domains of discursive modes from the perspective of language domains.Thus,a complex semantic space is shown in the lexicogrammat of locative circumstance in different strata and multiple domains.In the phrasal stratum,locative prepositional phrases help carry out semantic extensions since lexicogrammar assigns verbs for the realization of main events in a clause.Therefore,prepositions are rankshifted into subverbs for the realization of subprocesses so as to supply the semantic extension of verbs with syntactic driving force.Meanwhile,locative prepositional phrases can build abstract semantic spaces.In the clausal stratum,locative prepositional phrases profile thematic information and realize clausal perspective.They also show event types of clauses and reveal essential syntactic orientations for the thematic gist.In the textual stratum,locative prepositional phrases play a role of a textual organizer and also recognize text types in order to build a textual space as consciousness and finally achieve the purpose of social orientation.Different strata and multiple domains of locative circumstance are lexicogrammatically identifiable.The study of these strata and domains of locative circumstance plays a heuristic role in the study of other meta-experiences.