indirect discourse (n)

n07138504

type n
lex_filenum 10
def a report of a discourse in which deictic terms are modified appropriately (e.g., "he said `I am a fool' would be modified to `he said he is a fool'")
Outgoing links
Hypernym report, account
Antonym indirect discourse → direct discourse
Incoming links
Antonym direct discourse → indirect discourse
Hyponym report, account

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