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Reporting discourse, tense, and cognition /

Main Author: Sakita, Tomoko I.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier, 2002.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Grammar, Comparative and general > Indirect discourse.
Grammar, Comparative and general > Tense.
Discourse analysis > Psychological aspects.
Language and languages > Style.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Grammar & Punctuation.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > Syntax.
Online Access:http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=91209
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Chapter 1. Introduction
  • 1.1. Reporting discourse
  • 1.2. Discourse perspectives
  • 1.3. Overview of chapters
  • 1.4. Data
  • Chapter 2. Review and Problems of Tense-Alternation Theories
  • 2.0. Overview
  • 2.1. Tense-alternation theories
  • 2.2. Problem: say/said alternation
  • 2.3. Conclusions and directions for further research
  • Chapter 3. Cognitive Backgrounds of Tense-Alternation
  • 3.0. Overview
  • 3.1. Tense and person
  • 3.2. Interpretive processes of reporting
  • 3.3. Cognitive Recollection Model (CRM)
  • 3.4. Psychological involvement
  • 3.5. Self-identity
  • 3.6. Backgrounds of prevalence of I says
  • 3.7. Conclusion
  • Chapter 4. Tense and Attitudinal Contrast
  • 4.0. Overview
  • 4.1. Searching vs. resultative mode
  • 4.2. Conflict vs. conflict-avoidance
  • 4.3. Weak vs. strong attitude
  • 4.4. Conclusion
  • Chapter 5. Consciousness Flow, Discourse Acts, and Tense
  • 5.0. Overview
  • 5.1. Discourse organization units
  • 5.2. Consciousness flow in discourse
  • 5.3. Consciousness flow in narrative dialogues
  • 5.4. Conclusion
  • Chapter 6. Tense in Indirect Reporting Discourse
  • 6.0. Overview
  • 6.1. Treatments of tense in grammar
  • 6.2. Pragmatic view
  • 6.3. Declerck's hypothesis
  • 6.4. Tense in discourse
  • 6.5. Conclusion
  • Chapter 7. Reporting Discourse Style and Function
  • 7.0. Overview
  • 7.1. General characterizations of reporting discourse style and function
  • 7.2. Reporting style and structure
  • 7.3. Reporting function and pattern
  • 7.4. Correlations between style and function
  • 7.5. Conclusion
  • Chapter 8. Conclusion
  • 8.1. Summary of chapters
  • 8.2. Theoretical implications
  • 8.3. Future perspectives
  • Notes
  • Transcription Conventions
  • References
  • Author Index
  • Subject Index
  • Last Page.

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