Within the framework of Functional Grammar, the present monograph tackles one of the most pervasive issues in linguistic theory today, i.e. that of the representation of argument structure. Since the inception of Functional Grammar in 1978, argument representations configured as predicate frames have remained almost totally unchallenged. The book devotes extensive attention to new themes that will spawn future research in the lexical semantics of FunctionalGrammar. It will thus be of interest to theoretical and computational linguists interested in lexical semantics and Functional Grammar, as well as to cognitive scientists and lexicographers.ContentsIntroductionThe predicate in Functional GrammarJ. Lachlan MackenzieFunctional Grammar and lexical templatesRicardo Mairal Usón and Pamela FaberDo we need predicate frames?Daniel García Velasco and Kees HengeveldAdpositions, the lexicon and expression rulesDik Bakker and Anna SiewierskaOntological Semantics and lexical templates: Mowing the grass from the other side of the fenceAntonio Moreno Ortiz and Chantal Pérez HernándezOn the syntax-semantics interface in word formation: The case of English -er nominalizationsFrancisco J. Cortés Rodríguez and María Jesús Pérez uinteroCatching a glimpse of linguistic reality: Modelling the complexity of CATCH in the Functional Lexematic ModelChris ButlerLexical templates and syntactic variation: The syntax-semantics interface of the Old English speech verb secganMarta María González OrtaLexical-semantic explorations in English verbs of physical contact: Iconicity and linguistic representationsMargarita Goded Rambaud and Rocío Jiménez BrionesAnother look at second and third argumentsJavier Martín AristaIndex of subjects