Reporting discourse, tense, and cognition

 Content: 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.