A Predicate is said to apply in a particular Domain. The understanding of the relation between Domain and Predicate depends on the nature of the Predicate. When the Predicate is a complete proposition, then a Domain adverbial also functions as a topic restrictor. Sentences with topic restrictors often come in pairs. When the Predicate is a simple predicate, there is no notion of topic restriction on the sentence level. The Normal College is geographically adjacent to the University of North Wales. Geographically, Britain is a group of island off the mainland of Europe. Culturally , it has always been linked to the continent . Socially and demographically the period has been dominated by two factors -- the fall in the size of families and the increase in the expectation of survival to retirement , the effects of which are still far from having exhausted themselves .
<def-root>A <fen>Predicate</fen> is said to apply in a particular <fen>Domain</fen>. The understanding of the relation between <fen>Domain</fen> and <fen>Predicate</fen> depends on the nature of the <fen>Predicate</fen>. When the <fen>Predicate</fen> is a complete proposition, then a <fen>Domain</fen> adverbial also functions as a topic restrictor. Sentences with topic restrictors often come in pairs. When the <fen>Predicate</fen> is a simple predicate, there is no notion of topic restriction on the sentence level. <ex>The Normal College is <fex name="Domain"><t>geographically</t></fex> <fex name="Predicate">adjacent to the University of North Wales</fex>.</ex> <ex><fex name="Domain"><t>Geographically</t></fex>, <fex name="Predicate">Britain is a group of island off the mainland of Europe</fex>. <fex name="Domain"><t>Culturally</t></fex> , <fex name="Predicate">it has always been linked to the continent</fex> .</ex> <ex><fex name="Domain"><t>Socially</t></fex> and demographically <fex name="Predicate">the period has been dominated by two factors -- the fall in the size of families and the increase in the expectation of survival to retirement , the effects of which are still far from having exhausted themselves </fex>.</ex></def-root>