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 Grice's Cooperation Principle and Sperber and Wilson'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 'common core' 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.
