Contents
1. Introduction (by Bossuyt, Alain); 2. On the Notion "Functional Explanation" (by Dik, Simon C.); 3. On Functional Explanations of Language Change, Universals and Rules (by Kefer, Michel); 4. Functional Explanations in Diachronic Semantics (by Geeraerts, Dirk); 5. Word Order Universals Revisited: The Principle of Head Proximity (by Rijkhoff, Jan); 6. Functional Requirements: Causes or Constraints upon Language Change? (by Bossuyt, Alain); 7. Modern Dutch could be Middle Dutcher than you Think (And Vice Versa) (by Weerman, Fred); 8. On Certain Formal Properties of Dik's Functional Grammar (by Miller, Philip H.); 9. What Formalists Seem not to Understand About Functionalism: A Rejoinder to P. Miller (by Nuyts, Jan); 10. A Functional Approach to Presupposition: Pulling the Plug on Holes and Filters (by Werth, Paul); 11. Summaries - Resumes - Samenvattingen