The Praxis of Indirect Reports: Cognitive, Sociopragmatic, and Philosophical Issues (Perspectives in Pragmatics, Philosophy & Psychology Book 21)

This book discusses the concept of indirect reporting in relation to sociopragmatic, philosophical, and cognitive factors. In addition, it deals with several state-of-the-art topics with regard to indirect reports, such as trust, politeness, refinery and photosynthetic processes and cognitive features. The book presents socio-cognitive accounts of indirect reports that take into consideration Griceâ#x80;#x99;s Cooperation Principle and Sperber and Wilsonâ#x80;#x99;s Relevance Theory. It discusses direct and indirect reports and their similarities and differences, with a focus on the neglected role of the hearer in indirect reports. It presents an extensive comparison of translation and indirect reports (with a detailed discussion on reporting/translating slurring), and examines politeness issues and the role of trust. It deals with the main principles governing the use and interpretation of indirect reports (among them, the Principle of Commitment and the Principle of Immunity). Finally, the book discusses the idea of â#x80;common coreâ#x80;#x99; and cross-cultural studies in reported speech and illustrates by means of an analysis of Persian reported speech, how subjectivity and uncertainty are presented among Persian speakers This book discusses the concept of indirect reporting in relation to sociopragmatic, philosophical, and cognitive factors. In addition, it deals with several state-of-the-art topics with regard to indirect reports, such as trust, politeness, refinery and photosynthetic processes and cognitive features. The book presents socio-cognitive accounts of indirect reports that take into consideration Griceâ#x80;#x99;s Cooperation Principle and Sperber and Wilsonâ#x80;#x99;s Relevance Theory. It discusses direct and indirect reports and their similarities and differences, with a focus on the neglected role of the hearer in indirect reports. It presents an extensive comparison of translation and indirect reports (with a detailed discussion on reporting/translating slurring), and examines politeness issues and the role of trust. It deals with the main principles governing the use and interpretation of indirect reports (among them, the Principle of Commitment and the Principle of Immunity). Finally, the book discusses the idea of â#x80;common coreâ#x80;#x99; and cross-cultural studies in reported speech and illustrates by means of an analysis of Persian reported speech, how subjectivity and uncertainty are presented among Persian speakers Front Matter ....Pages i-xvi Preliminaries (Mostafa Morady Moghaddam)....Pages 1-19 Sociocognitive vs. Structural Issues (Mostafa Morady Moghaddam)....Pages 21-47 Philosophical Considerations (Mostafa Morady Moghaddam)....Pages 49-79 Direct and Indirect Reports (Mostafa Morady Moghaddam)....Pages 81-95 Indirect Reports and Translation (Mostafa Morady Moghaddam)....Pages 97-117 Principles Governing Indirect Reports (Mostafa Morady Moghaddam)....Pages 119-135 Politeness in Indirect Reporting (Mostafa Morady Moghaddam)....Pages 137-158 Trust and Indirect Reports (Mostafa Morady Moghaddam)....Pages 159-172 Reported Speech in Persian (Mostafa Morady Moghaddam)....Pages 173-196 Conclusion and Future Concerns (Mostafa Morady Moghaddam)....Pages 197-200