Direct speech

Direct or quoted speech is a sentence (or several sentences) that reports speech or thought in its original form, as phrased by the first speaker.^[1] It is usually enclosed in quotation marks. The cited speaker is either mentioned in the inquit (Latin "he says") or implied.

Examples

• He said, "It's raining."
• "It's raining," he thought.
• "It's cold outside," he said, "and it's starting to rain."
• "How is the weather?" — "It's cold outside." — "Yes, and it's starting to rain."

Comparison between direct, indirect and free indirect speech

• Quoted or direct speech:

He laid down his bundle and thought of his misfortune. "And just what pleasure have I found, since I came into this world?" he asked.

• Reported or normal indirect speech:

He laid down his bundle and thought of his misfortune. He asked himself what pleasure he had found since he came into the world.

• Free indirect speech:

He laid down his bundle and thought of his misfortune. And just what pleasure had he found, since he came into this world?

References

1. ^ Loos, Eugene E.; Susan Anderson; Dwight H. Day, Jr.; Paul C. Jordan; J. Douglas Wingate. "What is direct speech?". Glossary of linguistic terms. SIL International. http://www.sil.org/linguistics/GlossaryOflinguisticTerms/WhatIsDirectSpeech.htm. Retrieved 2010-06-20. 

This syntax-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: Semantic units Syntactic entities Syntax stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу Direct shipment Direct sum Look at other dictionaries: direct speech — or (US) direct discourse noun Speech reported as spoken, in the very words of the speaker (L ōrātiō rēcta) • • • Main Entry: ↑direct * * * diˌrect ˈspeech [direct speech] noun …   Useful english dictionary direct speech — direct′ speech′ n. gram. a representation of speech in which the speaker s exact words are quoted, as in She said, “I m not going.” Also called direct discourse Compare indirect speech …   From formal English to slang direct speech — ► NOUN ▪ the reporting of speech by repeating the actual words of a speaker, for example ‘I m going’, she said. Contrasted with REPORTED SPEECH(Cf. ↑reported speech) …   English terms dictionary direct speech — noun uncount BRITISH LINGUISTICS DIRECT DISCOURSE …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English direct speech — N UNCOUNT In grammar, direct speech is speech which is reported by using the exact words that the speaker used. [mainly BRIT] (in AM, usually use direct discourse) …   English dictionary direct speech — noun (U) technical the style used to report what someone says by giving their actual words, for example I don t want to go, said Julie; direct discourse AmE compare indirect speech, reported speech …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English direct speech — di.rect speech n [U] speech reported using the actual words spoken, as in I don t want to go, said Julie. →↑indirect speech, ↑reported speech …   Dictionary of contemporary English direct speech — /dərɛkt ˈspitʃ/ (say duhrekt speech) noun the speech or writing of another quoted verbatim. Compare indirect speech …   direct speech — noun the reporting of speech by repeating the actual words of a speaker, for example ‘I m going,’ she said. Contrasted with reported speech …   English new terms dictionary direct speech — noun the writing of speech, using the exact words of the speaker, usually between quotation marks …   Wiktionary 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”