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Grammar, Comparative and general--Indirect discourse

ComplexSubject sh86001065 · id.loc.gov

Scope Notes

Here are entered works on speech that paraphrases what others have said. Works on utterances that do not explicitly state the speaker's intended meaning, and instead rely on the hearer to infer it are entered under [Indirect speech acts (Linguistics).]

Used for

  • Grammar, Comparative and general--Indirect quotation
  • Grammar, Comparative and general--Reported speech
  • Indirect discourse (Grammar)
  • Indirect quotation (Grammar)
  • Indirect speech (Grammar)
  • Reported speech (Grammar)

Examples

Note under [Indirect speech acts (Linguistics)]

Editorial Notes

subdivision [Indirect discourse] under names of languages and groups of languages, e.g. [English language--Indirect discourse]

Hierarchy

Broader groupings: