Reporting talk

Reported Speech in Interaction (Studies in Interactional Sociolinguistics)

Pages: 304
Published: 2007
Language: English

Synopsis

This academic work explores the intricate ways people report speech in everyday conversation. It examines free indirect speech, conversation analysis, and sociolinguistics to understand how we communicate and interpret reported talk. Authors Rebecca Clift and Elizabeth Holt offer a detailed study of these fundamental aspects of oral communication.