indirect discourse

Definitions of indirect discourse
  1. noun
    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'")
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    antonyms:
    direct discourse
    a report of the exact words used in a discourse (e.g., "he said `I am a fool'")
    type of:
    account, report
    the act of informing by verbal report
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