1. INTRODUCTION; 1.1 Orientation of the present study; 1.1.1 Semantic vs. syntactic information; 1.1.2 Deviance vs. non-deviance; 1.2 Modes of interpretation, possible readings and likely readings; 1.3 Features, concepts, senses and reference; 1.4 Metaphorical and non-metaphorical interpretations; 1.5 Technical terms; 2. SEMANTIC FEATURES OF NOUNS AND ADJECTIVES; 2.1 Classifying features: primary features; 2.1.1 Higher-level primary features; 2.1.2 Lower-level primary features; 2.1.2.1 Lower-level primary features of nouns; 2.1.2.2 Lower-level primary features of adjectives

2.1.3 Primary features of nouns as contextual features2.1.4 Residue of meaning; 2.2 Meaning-extending features; 2.2.1 Generative features and transfer features; 2.2.2 Secondary features and evaluative features; 2.3 Predicational relators; 2.4 Summary and conclusions; 2.4.1 Nature and function of primary features; 2.4.2 Extensions of primary features: factual beliefs and the notion typically associated with

2.4.3 The function of contextual features; 2.4.4 Secondary features; 2.4.5 Polysemy; 2.4.6 Metaphorical readings and the notion semantic background

3. INTERPRETIVE RULES AND PROCESSING3.1 Non-metaphorical readings; 3.1.1 General processing; 3.1.2 Survey of non-metaphorical readings; 3.1.2.1 Readings involving basic senses; 3.1.2.2 Readings involving extended senses; 3.1.2.3 Transfer readings; 3.1.2.4 Case-assignment; 3.1.2.5 I-transfer and Ev-assignment; 3.2 Metaphorical readings; 3.2.1 General processing; 3.2.2 Survey of metaphorical readings; 3.2.2.1 Extended non-metaphorical readings vs. metaphorical readings; 3.2.2.2 Degrees of explicitness and levels of metaphorization; 3.2.2.3 Metaphorical readings with I-transfer and Ev-assignment

3.3 Summary and conclusions: the wider context3.3.1 Interpretive strategies; 3.3.2 A new look at extended readings; APPENDIX 1: PR's, typical CONT features, typical PR's; APPENDIX 2: Survey of features; APPENDIX 3: Survey of readings; APPENDIX 4: Abbreviations and symbols; REFERENCES CITED; INDEX