Fictive Interaction -- Editorial page -- Title page -- LCC data -- Dedication page -- Table of contents -- Tables and figures -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- 1.1 Theoretical background -- 1.2 Fictive interaction -- 1.2.1 A communicative type of fictivity -- 1.2.2 Fictive interaction in different languages and discourse genres -- 1.3 Methodology -- 1.4 Book structure -- Part I. Forms and functions of fictive interaction -- Chapter 2. Fictive interaction -- 2.1 Inter-sentential fictive interaction -- 2.1.1 Topic -- 2.1.2 Focus -- 2.1.3 Relative clauses -- 2.1.4 Conditionals -- 2.2 Sentential fictive interaction -- 2.2.1 Fictive assertions -- 2.2.2 Fictive questions -- 2.2.3 Fictive commands -- 2.2.4 Fictive apologies, greetings, and politeness exchanges -- 2.3 Intra-sentential fictive interaction -- 2.3.1 The clausal level -- 2.3.2 The phrasal level -- 2.3.3 The lexical level -- 2.3.4 Theoretical discussion -- 2.4 Summary and conclusions -- Chapter 3. Direct speech compounds -- 3.1 Fictive interaction in compound modifiers -- 3.1.1 Database -- 3.1.2 Formal characteristics of the modifier -- 3.1.3 Pragmatic characteristics of the modifier -- 3.2 Setting up a fictive conversation -- 3.2.1 Metonymy -- 3.2.2 A fictive conversation as reference point -- 3.3 Creating a new category -- 3.4 Semantico-pragmatic types -- 3.4.1 Individual as communication participant -- 3.4.2 Type of communicative act -- 3.4.3 Means of communication -- 3.4.3.1 The medium is a text carrier -- 3.4.3.2 The medium is an entity -- 3.4.3.3 The medium is a physical act -- 3.4.3.4 The medium is a manner -- 3.4.4 Instrumentality -- 3.4.5 Mental or emotional state -- 3.4.5.1 Attitude or principle -- 3.4.5.2 Feeling -- 3.4.6 Time and space -- 3.4.7 Summary and discussion -- 3.5 Final remarks -- Chapter 4. From talk-in-interaction to grammar -- 4.1 Data.

4.2 Direct speech for non-quotation: From multifunctionality to polysemy -- 4.2.1 Mental states -- 4.2.1.1 Oral languages -- 4.2.1.2 Chirographic languages -- 4.2.2 Emotional and attitudinal states -- 4.2.2.1 Oral languages -- 4.2.2.2 Chirographic languages -- 4.2.3 Desires, intentions and attempts -- 4.2.3.1 Oral languages -- 4.2.3.2 Chirographic languages -- 4.2.4 Causation -- 4.2.4.1 Oral languages -- 4.2.4.2 Chirographic languages -- 4.2.5 Reason or purpose -- 4.2.5.1 Oral languages -- 4.2.5.2 Chirographic languages -- 4.2.6 Actions and states of affairs -- 4.2.6.1 Oral languages -- 4.2.6.2 Chirographic languages -- 4.2.7 Tense -- 4.2.7.1 Oral languages -- 4.2.7.2 Chirographic languages -- 4.3 Discussion and conclusions -- PART II. Fictive interaction in criminal courts -- Chapter 5. It's like, why fictive interaction? -- 5.1 A fictive interaction construction -- 5.2 Data -- 5.3 Analysis -- 5.3.1 Speech and inferences from speech -- 5.3.2 Thoughts and decisions -- 5.3.3 Emotions and attitudes -- 5.3.4 Intentions and actions -- 5.4 Discussion and conclusions -- Chapter 6. The trial as fictive trialogue -- 6.1 Courtroom interaction -- 6.2 Many communicative events as one -- 6.2.1 Debate with Kant -- 6.2.2 Legal monologues and dialogues as fictive trialogues -- 6.3 The inferable as speaking -- 6.3.1 The speaking cross -- 6.3.2 The speaking evidence -- 6.4 The final decision as a moralistic address -- 6.4.1 "Voting as Speaking" -- 6.4.2 The jury's verdict as an audible message -- 6.5 Fictive interaction as a fundamental cognitive process -- 6.6 Conclusion -- Chapter 7. Triadic questions in court -- 7.1 Questions in court -- 7.2 Data -- 7.3 Legal trialogues and triadic questions -- 7.4 Analysis -- 7.4.1 Triadic expository questions -- 7.4.2 Constructed rhetorical question, asked and answered -- 7.4.3 A triadic how-to definition.

7.4.4 Fictive embedded question, obvious answer -- 7.5 Summary and conclusions -- Chapter 8. Concluding remarks -- 8.1 Implications -- 8.2 Avenues for future research -- References -- Appendix 1: Sources for examples in Parts I and II -- Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3 -- Text -- Footnotes -- Chapter 4 -- Chapter 5 -- Chapter 6 -- Appendix 2: Codes for ethnographic data in Part II -- Appendix 3: Abbreviations for interlinear glosses -- Author index -- Language index -- Subject index.