INDIRECT DISCOURSE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A report of a discourse in which deictic terms are modified appropriately (e.g.,

Example:

he said he is a fool

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("indirect discourse" is a kind of...):

account; report (the act of informing by verbal report)

Antonym:

direct discourse (a report of the exact words used in a discourse (e.g.,)