| Preface
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Part 1
| General Points of Grammar and Usage
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| Direct and indirect speech
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| Indirect statements
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| The use of tenses
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| The use of modal verbs and expressions
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| The use of pronouns
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| Expressions of time and place
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| Indirect questions
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| Indirect imperatives
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| Free indirect speech
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| Functions
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Part 2
| Reporting a Conversation
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Part 3
| Representing Functions in Speech
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| Functions of communication
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| Speaking and informing
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| Stages of a conversation
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| Greeting and leave-taking
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| Introduction
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| Asking and answering questions
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| Requesting and ordering
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| Persuasion
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| Explanation
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| Invitation
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| Suggestion, offer and advice
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| Asserting
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| Admitting and denying
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| Agreeing and disagreeing
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| Objecting
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| Complaining
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| Warning and threatening
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| Hinting
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| Concealing information
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| Functions of thinking and reasoning
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| Forming and expressing opinions
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| Understanding and misunderstanding
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| Remembering and forgetting
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| Expectation
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| Comparison
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| Conclusion
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| Functions of showing attitude
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| Approval and disapproval
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| Trust and distrust
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| Respect and disrespect
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| Praise and criticism
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| Gratitude
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| Apology
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| Offending
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| Functions of expressing emotion
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| Interest and indifference
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| Pleasure and displeasure
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| Surprise
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| Worry
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| Fear
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| Sorrow, pity and regret
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| Consolation
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| Courage
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| Functions of volition
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| Making a decision
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| Hesitating and backing out
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| Permission and prohibition
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| Insistence and compulsion
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