&quot; but as an integral part
&gt; &gt; of the _lexicogrammar_, which _realizes_ meaning in words,
&gt; &gt; phrases, sentences, and paragraphs.
&gt; &gt;
&gt; &gt; Part II, comprising chapters 2 through 7, presents the _meaning base_, which corresponds to
&gt; &gt; what many authors would call an ontology.  The meaning base, however, represents categories
&gt; &gt; of experience with a topmost node called _phenomenon_ instead of categories of existence
&gt; &gt; with a topmost node called _entity_.  The f