Barbara, however, was using a typical female speech trait: indirect speech.
The second chapter analyzes indirect speech and free indirect speech and their effects in The Magic Barrel.
The initial research on language reports was restricted within the grammatical descriptions, which place emphasis on direct and indirect speech and the transformational relationship between them.
Can you find out the difference between direct speech and indirect speech?
The socio-psychological analysis of language indirectness is significant to develop indirect speech act theory and understand and use indirect language.
