Table 9.

Form and meaning poles of a set of sentences making up a narrative construction, augmented with sentences that increase the narrative dimension (indicated in italic).

Meaning		Form
Context:
And Open class words in roles: Predicate agent object recipient	Focus Hierarchy	Narrative Sentence
,	[_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_]
wanted I, get I giraffe	[A-P-_-_-_-_-_-_] [A-_-P-O-_-_-_-_]	I wanted to get the giraffe
whenever previously,	[P-_-_-_-_-A-_-_-_]
wanted I, get I something, was it easy	[_-A-P-_-_-_-_-_-_] [_-A-_-P-O-_-_-_-_] [_-_-_-_-_-_-A-P-O]	whenever I wanted to get something previously it was easy
But now here,	[P-A-O-_-_-_-_-_-_-_]
failed I, grasp I it	[_-_-_-A-P-_-_-_-_-_] [_-_-_-A-_-P-O-_-_-_]	but now here I failed to grasp it
because,	[P-_-_-_-_-_-_-_]
laid it outofreach	[_-A-P-R-_-_-_-_]	because it laid outofreach
never,	[_-_-_-_-_-P-_-_-_]
seemed it like, would I, get I giraffe	[A-P-O-_-_-_-_-_-_] [_-_-_-P-A-_-_-_-_] [_-_-_-A-_-_-P-O-_]	it seemed like I would never get that giraffe
but,	[P-_-_-_-_-_-_-_]
had I, have I it	[_-A-P-_-_-_-_-_] [_-A-_-P-O-_-_-_]	but I had to have it
so,	[P-_-_-_-_-_-_-_]
found I action different	[_-A-P-R-O-_-_-_]	so I found a different action
if,	[P-_-_-_-_-_-_-_]
could I, ask I you, give you it me	[_-A-P-_-_-_-_-_] [_-A-_-P-R-_-_-_] [_-_-_-_-A-P-O-R-]	if I could ask you to give it to me
then,	[P-_-_-_-_-_-_-_]
would you, give you it me	[_-A-P-_-_-_-_-_] [_-A-_-P-O-R-_-_]	then you would give it to me
so,	[P-_-_-_-_-_-_-_]
asked I you, give you it me	[_-A-P-R-_-_-_-_] [_-_-_-A-P-O-R-_]	so I asked you to give it to me
,	[P-_-_-_-_-_-_-_]
gave you it me	[_-A-P-O-R-_-_-_]	and you gave it to me
now because,	[_-_-_-P-A-_-_-_-_-_]
have I giraffe, gave you it me	[A-P-O-_-_-_-_-_-_] [_-_-_-_-_-A-P-O-R]	I have the giraffe now because you gave it to me
because,	[_-_-_-_-P-_-_-_-_]
gave you giraffe me, wanted I you	[A-P-R-O-_-_-_-_-_] [_-_-_-_-_-A-P-O-_]	you gave me the giraffe because I wanted you to
again,	[_-_-_-P-_-_-_]
is life good	[A-P-O-_-_-_-_]	life is good again