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Stratégies discursives: discours direct, discours indirect, discours indirect libre
Strategies of speaking: direct speech, free indirect speech

Author(s): Zlatka Guentchéva
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: metrical language; direct speech; indirect speech; direct style; indirect style

Summary/Abstract: The author of the article discusses the possibilities of connecting various types of speech (direct speech, indirect speech, free indirect speech) in a textual sequence. The construction of a textual sequence depends on the time references and other related parameters. In case of the direct speech a reference is connected with a single event described by a speaker whereas in case of the indirect speech it becomes assigned to a specific speaker.

  • Issue Year: 2005
  • Issue No: 17
  • Page Range: 96-109
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: French