Integrating Theory with Practice
An Alternative Approach to Reported Speech in English
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10816773 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elizabeth W Goodell (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1987 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 305 |
| Publication date | 1987-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | TESOL Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0039-8322 • E-ISSN: 1545-7249 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3586737 |
| OpenAlex | W2018129504 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 5 |
Standard characterizations of reported speech in English grammars and ESL textbooks are shown to be incomplete. A more explicit description is proposed emphasizing (a) a clear differentiation between direct and indirect speech using prosodic, syntactic, semantic, and pragmatic criteria; (b) the role of deixis in explaining the internal syntactic adjustments in indirect speech; and (c) the importance of semantic concerns. A checklist based on this more complete analysis of English reported speech is provided for evaluating the presentation of English reported speech, as well as a short critique of the coverage of English reported speech in six current ESL textbooks. Finally, a more explicit characterization of English reported speech-intended for the ESL classroom-is presented
Indirect speech · Linguistics · Sociology · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Philosophy · Psychology · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,08 |
| Citation span | 1990 - 2014 (25) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |