Several Considerations on the Introductory Elements of Reported Speech in the 1918 Press Cover Image

Aspecte privind elementele introductive ale discursului raportat în presa anului 1918
Several Considerations on the Introductory Elements of Reported Speech in the 1918 Press

Author(s): Iulia Barbu-Comaromi
Subject(s): Philology
Published by: UNIVERSITATEA »ȘTEFAN CEL MARE« SUCEAVA
Keywords: communication;direct vs indirect speech;journalistic;reported speech;written press;verba dicendi;

Summary/Abstract: In this paper, we analyze the means of reporting speech used in written Romanian press in 1918, when Transylvania, Bessarabia, and Bukovina were reunited with the Romanian Kingdom, in The Great Union event, with special attention to the group of verbs or phrases designating the speech (verba dicendi), oral or thought. We are interested in what kind of verbs were selected for reporting direct or indirect speech, the position of the verbs towards the reported speech, and the effect towards the reader.

  • Issue Year: XXXII/2019
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 121-137
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Romanian